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徒劳 Pronunciation and Pinyin

徒劳 Usage and Examples

futile effort; fruitless labor

把这项谋杀的罪责转嫁于他人是徒劳之举.

It was a vain attempt to shift the responsibility for the murder to somebody else.

他徒劳地摸索着自己的口袋想找到一张纸。

He hunted vainly through his pockets for a piece of paper.

The characters in 徒劳

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
徒
tú10disciple, on foot, in vain
劳
láo8work, labor, effort

More words starting with 徒

  • tú徒xíng刑imprisonment or a prison sentence
  • 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
  • tú徒yǒu有merely have, only have

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Questions about 徒劳

What does 徒劳 mean in Chinese?

徒劳 (tú láo) means “futile effort; fruitless labor”.

How do you pronounce 徒劳?

徒劳 is pronounced tú láo in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “futile effort; fruitless labor” in Chinese?

“futile effort; fruitless labor” is 徒劳 (tú láo) in Chinese.

How is 徒劳 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 徒劳, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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