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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 徒劳无功

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
徒劳无功 tú láo wú gōng - to work to no avail (idiom)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 29,333 50,353 28,787

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- surname Tu
- disciple; apprentice; believer
- on foot
- bare; empty
- to no avail
- only
- prison sentence
láo- (bound form) to toil; labor
- (bound form) laborer
- (bound form) meritorious deed
- (bound form) fatigue
- to put sb to the trouble (of doing sth)
- to express one's appreciation (Taiwan pr. [lao4])
- used in 南無|南无[na1mo2]
- not to have
- no
- none
- not
- to lack
- un-
- -less
gōng- meritorious deed or service
- achievement
- result
- service
- accomplishment
- work (physics)

Other Words Containing 徒劳无功

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
徒劳无功 - - 29,333 50,353 28,787