白搭 (bái dā) — to be in vain; no use; useless (colloquial)
Definition
A colloquial, blunt 'no use / pointless' — stronger than 没用的 and used as a flat verdict on a wasted effort. Often follows a question to dismiss it.
verb
to be in vainno useuseless (colloquial)
Examples
- ，白搭。Wǒ xué le sān tiān, jié guǒ quán bái dā le.I studied for three days, but it was all in vain.
- ？白搭！。Nǐ gēn tā jiǎng dào lǐ? bái dā! tā gēn běn bù tīng.Try reasoning with him? Useless! He won't listen at all.
- ，白搭。Zhè diǎn nǔ lì gēn běn bú gòu, quán shì bái dā.This little effort is nowhere near enough — completely worthless.
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