bái

common
informal
verb

Meaning of 白搭

白搭 means useless; ineffective; wasted effort. Pronounced bái dā.

  • useless; ineffective; wasted effort

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
chǎng
qiú
shū
dìng
le
 
shàng
chǎng
shì
bái
 

We're definitely going to lose this game, so playing won't do any good.

Bié
fèi
jìn
le
 
zài
jiě
shì
shì
bái
 
gēn
běn
tīng
 

Stop trying, explaining again is wasted effort; he won't listen at all.

Méi
dài
yào
shi
 
xiǎng
fān
chuāng
hu
jìn
shì
bái
 
chuāng
hu
dōu
suǒ
le
 

I forgot my keys, trying to climb through the window is useless, all the windows are locked.

zhè
me
zuò
wán
quán
shì
bái
 
gēn
běn
dào
de
xiào
guǒ
 

What you're doing is completely wasted effort; you won't get the desired results.

áo
gēn
běn
méi
yòng
 
kǎo
shì
qián
lín
shí
bào
jiǎo
dōu
shì
bái
 

Staying up late to cramming is useless; last-minute studying is always wasted effort.