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徒劳 (tú láo): futile

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HSK 7verb

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Meaning: futile
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 7

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futile

Chinese explanation

付出了努力却得不到任何效果或结果
白费力气，没有用处。

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