bái
fèi

common
verb

Meaning of 白费

白费 means to waste; to spend in vain; to squander. Pronounced bái fèi.

  • to waste; to spend in vain; to squander

Definitions & Examples

Bié
bái
fèi
qi
le
 
jīng
jué
dìng
le
 
huì
gǎi
biàn
zhǔ
yi
de
 

Don't waste your effort—he's already decided and won't change his mind.

quàn
shì
bái
fèi
xīn
si
 
gēn
běn
huì
tīng
rèn
rén
de
jiàn
 

It's a waste of thought to persuade him—he won't listen to anyone's advice at all.

Zài
zhè
jiàn
xiǎo
shì
shang
 
men
bái
bái
làng
fèi
le
hěn
duō
shí
jiān
 
shí
zài
zhí
de
 

We wasted a lot of time on this trivial matter; it really wasn't worth it.

Méi
yǒu
huà
de
gōng
zuò
 
zhǐ
huì
bái
fèi
gōng
fu
 
zuì
hòu
shén
me
zuò
chéng
 

Working without a plan will only waste effort, and in the end nothing will get done.

Bié
dān
xīn
 
de
huì
bái
fèi
de
 
zǒng
yǒu
tiān
huì
kàn
dào
chéng
guǒ
 

Don't worry—your efforts won't be wasted; one day you'll see the results.