毫無效果 háo wú xiào guǒ

to have no effect; totally ineffective; to no avail

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
毫 háo HSK 5
(in the) least; hair; drawing brush
無 wú
not; no; not to have
效 xiào HSK 4
effect; efficacy; to imitate
果 guǒ HSK 1
fruit; result; indeed