白费心机 — “To make a futile effort”
白费心机 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a futile effort”. To labor in vain; to go to a lot of trouble for nothing; all efforts are for naught. Literally, “Waste mental effort”.
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白费心机 Pronunciation and Pinyin
白费心机 Character Breakdown
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他为了赢得这场比赛，连续几个月努力训练，没想到最后因为生病不得不放弃，所有的努力都白费心机了。
He trained hard for several months to win this competition, but unexpectedly had to give up due to illness in the end, making all his efforts a waste of time.
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- bái白yún云qīng青shě舍yearn for distant family or hometown
- bái白tù兔chì赤wū乌the moon and sun; passage of time
- bái白dāo刀zi子jìn进，，hóng红dāo刀zi子chū出fight to the death
- bái白huá华zhī之yuàn怨lament of a discarded woman
- bái白fà发dān丹xīn心loyal and true-hearted in old age
- bái白fà发xié偕lǎo老grow old together as a loving couple
- bái白fà发qiān千zhàng丈extreme grief or worry ages one rapidly
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Open the tool →Questions about 白费心机
What does 白费心机 mean?
白费心机 (bái fèi xīn jī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a futile effort”.
How do you pronounce 白费心机?
白费心机 is pronounced bái fèi xīn jī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 白费心机 literally mean?
Literally, 白费心机 means “Waste mental effort”. It is used to mean “to make a futile effort”.
What is the Chinese definition of 白费心机?
白费心思，形容徒劳无益