枉费心力
wǎng​fèi​xīn​lì

to waste one's energy

  • created sense approved 枉费心力/枉費心力 · wǎng​fèi​xīn​lì · to waste one's energy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    枉费心力 / 枉費心力

    wǎng​fèi​xīn​lì

    to waste one's energy

    to waste one's efforts and mental energy; to go to great trouble to no avail

    枉费 (literal) → 枉费/枉費 · wǎng​fèi · to waste 心力 (literal) → 心力 · xīn​lì · effort

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    created sense