徒劳无功 (tú láo wú gōng) — to make a futile effort; to work in vain; to accomplish nothing despite hard work
Definición
An idiom meaning effort that comes to nothing — 'in vain, futile'. Emphasizes that hard work was wasted because the result was zero, unlike simply being unlucky.
idiom
to make a futile effortto work in vainto accomplish nothing despite hard work
Ejemplos
- ，徒劳无功。Tā huā le hěn duō shí jiān zuò zhè jiàn shì, jié guǒ què shì tú láo wú gōng.He spent a lot of time on this, but it turned out to be a futile effort.
- ，徒劳无功。Rú guǒ fāng fǎ bú duì, zài nǔ lì yě shì tú láo wú gōng.If the method is wrong, no amount of effort will be fruitful.
- ，徒劳无功。Tā men shì tú shuō fú duì fāng, dàn zuì zhōng tú láo wú gōng.They tried to persuade the other side, but in the end it was all in vain.
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