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白费 (bái fèi): To waste (effort (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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白 • bái • white • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
bái
白
white
费 • fèi • to spend, to cost; expenses, fees • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
fèi
费
to spend, to cost; expenses, fees
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More common words that include characters from 白费.
Words with
白
白天
bái tiān
daytime
白色
bái sè
white
明白
míng bai
to understand
白酒
bái jiǔ
baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum
坦白
tǎn bái
honest; frank; candid
白白
bái bái
in vain
白领
bái lǐng
white-collar
空白
kòng bái
blank space; gap; margin
Words with
费
免费
miǎn fèi
free
学费
xué fèi
tuition fee
收费
shōu fèi
to charge a fee
浪费
làng fèi
waste
费用
fèi yòng
cost
消费
xiāo fèi
consume
花费
huā fèi
expense
话费
huà fèi
call charge
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Example Sentences with 白费
tā
他
nǔ
努
lì
力
le
了
hěn
很
jiǔ
久
，
dàn
但
zuì
最
hòu
后
fā
发
xiàn
现
yī
一
qiē
切
dōu
都
shì
是
bái
白
fèi
费
。
He worked hard for a long time, but in the end found it was all in vain.
bù
不
yào
要
bái
白
fèi
费
shí
时
jiān
间
zài
在
wú
无
yì
意
yì
义
de
的
shì
事
qíng
情
shàng
上
。
Don't waste time on meaningless things.
