徒劳 (tú láo) — to be futile, to be in vain
Definition
verb
to be futileto be in vain
Examples
- 徒劳。Tā de nǔ lì dōu tú láo le.His efforts were all futile.
- 徒劳。Zhè shì yí cì tú láo de xíng dòng.This is a futile action.
- 徒劳。Bú yào zuò tú láo de shì qing.Don't do futile things.
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