徒劳无功 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

徒tú劳láo无wú功gōng

to work to no avail (idiom)
trad. 徒勞無功

Also written 徒勞無功【tú láo wú gōng】

Characters in this word

4

徒

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surname Tu

Pinyin: Tú

Strokes: 10
Frequency: 22690 of 2500

Words starting with 徒 Words ending in 徒 Anywhere in a word

劳

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surname Lao

Pinyin: Láo
Traditional: 勞

Strokes: 7
Frequency: 15990 of 2500

Words starting with 劳 Words ending in 劳 Anywhere in a word

无

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used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]

Pinyin: mó
Traditional: 無

Strokes: 4
Frequency: 1404 of 2500

Words starting with 无 Words ending in 无 Anywhere in a word

功

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meritorious deed or service, achievement, result, service, accomplishment, work (physics)

Pinyin: gōng

Strokes: 5
Frequency: 27779 of 2500

Words starting with 功 Words ending in 功 Anywhere in a word