枉费心计 — “To waste one's efforts”
枉费心计 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to waste one's efforts”. To scheme in vain; all one's calculations come to naught. Literally, “waste mental effort in vain”.
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枉费心计 Pronunciation and Pinyin
枉费心计 Character Breakdown
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他以为能通过作弊来获得好成绩，结果却是枉费心计，最终被取消了考试资格。
He thought he could get good grades by cheating, but it was all in vain; he ended up being disqualified from the exam.
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More idioms starting with 枉
- wǎng枉shǐ使xīn心jī机to scheme in vain
- wǎng枉kān勘xū虚zhāo招extract a false confession
- wǎng枉kǒu口jiáo嚼shé舌maliciously spread rumors and stir up trouble
- 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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Open the tool →Questions about 枉费心计
What does 枉费心计 mean?
枉费心计 (wǎng fèi xīn jì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to waste one's efforts”.
How do you pronounce 枉费心计?
枉费心计 is pronounced wǎng fèi xīn jì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 枉费心计 literally mean?
Literally, 枉费心计 means “waste mental effort in vain”. It is used to mean “to waste one's efforts”.
What is the Chinese definition of 枉费心计?
指白费心思。同“枉费心机”。