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MEANING/意义

白费

EXAMPLES/列句

瞎子点灯--白费蜡

xiā zi diǎn dēng -- bái fèi là

a blind person lights a lamp--to waste something

SL	Character	PinYin	Translation
1.	瞎子	xiā zi	blind person
2.	白费	bái fèi	labor in vain，waste
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我们的努力全白费了，没有任何结果。

wǒ men de nǔ lì quán bái fèi le ，méi yǒu rèn hé jié guǒ .

Our efforts were all wasted，and there was not any result.

SL	Character	PinYin	Translation
1.	我们	wǒ men	we，us
2.	的	de	used with an adjective or an attributive phrase; used to form a noun; used to emphasize the doer，time or place
3.	努力	nǔ lì	make an effort (to do...) ，exert oneself (to do...) ; diligent
4.	全	quán	keep intact; complete; whole，entire; without exception; entirely
5.	白费	bái fèi	labor in vain，waste
6.	了	liǎo	understand，know clearly
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COMBINATIONS/组合

白费口舌

bái fèi kǒu shé

to waste one's breath，to waste (one's) words，to speak to the wind