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Chinese Traditional: 白費
Chinese Simplified: 白费
Pinyin: bai2 fei4
Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄈㄟˋ
English Meaning: wasted, in vain

Example Sentences:

我們的努力都白費了。
我们的努力都白费了。
wo3 men5 de5 nu3 li4 dou1 bai2 fei4 le5.
All our efforts were in vain.
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Related Words:

白白

bái

1. white, white colour 2. clear, pure, unblemished 3. to explain, to state 4. in vain 5. empty, blank 6. Bai (Chinese surname) 7. gratuitous, free of charge 8. spoken lines

Here: in vain

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費费

fèi

1. fee, expenses 2. to cost, to spend 3. to use 4. to waste, wasteful 5. Fei (surname)

Here: to spend

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