láo

common
verb

Meaning of 徒劳

徒劳 means to waste effort; to toil in vain; to exert oneself for nothing. Pronounced tú láo.

  • to waste effort; to toil in vain; to exert oneself for nothing

Definitions & Examples

zhè
yàng
zhǐ
shì
láo
wǎng
fǎn
 

You are just making a futile round trip.

Méi
yǒu
zhèng
què
de
fāng
 
shì
láo
 

Without the right method, hard work is in vain.

Bié
zài
láo
le
 
zhè
shì
néng
wán
chéng
de
rèn
wu
 

Stop wasting your effort; this is an impossible task.