枉费心力 — “To waste one's efforts, energy, or pains”
枉费心力 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to waste one's efforts, energy, or pains”. To make futile attempts; to labor in vain. Literally, “Waste efforts and energy in vain”.
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枉费心力 Pronunciation and Pinyin
枉费心力 Character Breakdown
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他花了好几个小时试图修复那个旧电器，结果还是坏的，真是枉费心力
He spent several hours trying to fix the old appliance, but it was still broken, which was truly a waste of effort.
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- wǎng枉kǒu口bá拔shé舌speak maliciously and spread rumors
- wǎng枉kǒu口kuáng诳shé舌speak falsely and deceitfully
- wǎng枉mò墨jiǎo矫shéng绳distort or violate established rules
- wǎng枉chǐ尺zhí直xún寻yield a little to gain much
- wǎng枉jǐ己zhèng正rén人criticize others while flawed oneself
- wǎng枉dān担xū虚míng名bear an empty name in vain
- wǎng枉qǔ曲zhí直còu凑stubbornly follow a rigid course
- wǎng枉fǎ法xùn徇sī私bend the law for personal gain
- wǎng枉fǎ法yíng营sī私bend the law for personal gain
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What does 枉费心力 mean?
枉费心力 (wǎng fèi xīn lì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to waste one's efforts, energy, or pains”.
How do you pronounce 枉费心力?
枉费心力 is pronounced wǎng fèi xīn lì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 枉费心力 literally mean?
Literally, 枉费心力 means “Waste efforts and energy in vain”. It is used to mean “to waste one's efforts, energy, or pains”.
What is the Chinese definition of 枉费心力?
犹言枉费心机。指白费心思。