枉费
wǎng fèi
Pinyin

Definition

枉费
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wǎng fèi
  1. to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc)
  2. to try in vain

Character Decomposition

Related Words (10)

yuān wang
  1. 1 to accuse wrongly
  2. 2 to treat unjustly
  3. 3 injustice
  4. 4 wronged
  5. 5 not worthwhile
bù wǎng
  1. 1 not in vain
yuān wang lù
  1. 1 pointless trip
  2. 2 not worth the trip
wǎng fǎ
  1. 1 to circumvent the law
wǎng rán
  1. 1 in vain
  2. 2 to no avail
wǎng fèi
  1. 1 to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc)
  2. 2 to try in vain
yuān wang qián
  1. 1 wasted money
  2. 2 pointless expense
wǎng
  1. 1 to twist
  2. 2 crooked
  3. 3 unjust
  4. 4 in vain
wǎng sǐ
  1. 1 to die in tragic circumstances
jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng
  1. 1 to overcorrect (idiom)
  2. 2 to overcompensate

Idioms (4)

徇私枉法
xùn sī wǎng fǎ
  1. 1 to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)
有仇不报非君子,有冤不伸枉为人
yǒu chóu bù bào fēi jūn zǐ , yǒu yuān bù shēn wǎng wéi rén
  1. 1 one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)
矫枉过正
jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng
  1. 1 to overcorrect (idiom)
  2. 2 to overcompensate
贪赃枉法
tān zāng wǎng fǎ
  1. 1 corruption and abuse of the law (idiom); to take bribes and bend the law

Sample Sentences

这是对爸妈的孝心啊,连这点儿时间力气都不愿意花,枉费老爸老妈养你几十年。
zhè shì duì bàmā de xiàoxīn ā ,lián zhèdiǎnr shíjiān lìqi dōu bù yuànyì huā ,wǎngfèi lǎobà lǎomā yǎng nǐ jǐshínián 。
This shows your filial piety towards your parents. If you're not even willing to spend such a small amount of time and effort, it seems like mum and dad wasted several decades raising you.
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