毫无效果 háo wú xiào guǒ

DEFINITIONS

  1. to no avail
  2. achieving nothing
  3. totally ineffective
  4. to have no effect
  5. to fall flat (esp. of joke or speech that is completely ignored)

CHARACTERS

毫 háo
HSK 5
fine hair; measure of length
无 wú
HSK 4
negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71
效 xiào
HSK 4
result, effect; effectiveness
果 guǒ
HSK 1
fruit; result