徒劳无功 tú láo wú gōng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to work to no avail (idiom)

CHARACTERS

徒 tú
HSK 6
disciple, follower; go on foot
劳 láo
HSK 5
labor, toil, do manual work
无 wú
HSK 4
negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71
功 gōng
HSK 4
achievement, merit, good result