白跑一趟 bái pǎo yī tàng

to go on an errand for nothing; to go on a wild-goose chase

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to go on an errand for nothing
  2. 2. to go on a wild-goose chase

Characters

Character Meaning
白 bái HSK 2
white; bright; pure
跑 pǎo HSK 2
to run; (verb complement) away; to run away
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
趟 tàng HSK 4
classifier for times, round trips or rows; a trip; a time