What does 枉费 mean in Chinese?

枉费 (wǎng fèi) means "to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc); to try in vain" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 枉费?

枉费 is pronounced "wǎng fèi" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

枉费 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

枉费 is made up of the characters 枉, 费. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 枉费 using our stroke order tool.

枉费

wǎng fèi

to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc); to try in vain

verb

Traditional: 枉費

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枉费 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

Not on the HSK lists

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