徒勞無功 tú láo wú gōng

to work to no avail (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to work to no avail (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
徒 tú HSK 6
on foot; only; disciple
勞 láo
labor; to toil; to put sb to trouble (of doing sth)
無 wú
not; no; not to have
功 gōng HSK 4
meritorious deed or service; achievement; accomplishment