徒然 Pronunciation and Pinyin
徒然 Usage and Examples
in vain; to no avail
他停在门口，徒然地等着她跟自己打招呼。
He stopped at the door, waiting in vain for her to acknowledge his presence.
我敲门敲得很响，希望有人应声，却是徒然。
I knocked loudly in the vain hope that someone might answer.
The characters in 徒然
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 徒
- tú徒xíng刑imprisonment or a prison sentence
- tú徒láo劳futile effort; fruitless labor
- tú徒láo劳wú无yì益de的Futile, Useless
- tú徒láo劳de的futile, useless
- tú徒zēng增pointlessly increase, uselessly add to
- tú徒zēng增le了only added to, needlessly increased
- tú徒sūn孙a disciple's disciple
- tú徒shǔ属subordinates, followers
- tú徒dì弟An apprentice or disciple.
- tú徒di弟men们apprentices, disciples
- tú徒dì弟xiǎo小wáng王Apprentice Xiao Wang, Xiao Wang, the apprentice
- tú徒shǒu手bare-handed; empty-handed
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What does 徒然 mean in Chinese?
徒然 (tú rán) means “in vain; to no avail”.
How do you pronounce 徒然?
徒然 is pronounced tú rán in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “in vain; to no avail” in Chinese?
“in vain; to no avail” is 徒然 (tú rán) in Chinese.
How is 徒然 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 徒然, each with pinyin and an English translation.