無用功
wú​yòng​gōng

useless effort

  • created sense approved 无用功/無用功 · wú​yòng​gōng · useless effort — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    无用功 / 無用功

    wú​yòng​gōng

    useless effort

    Useless work; unproductive labor; a waste of effort.

    无用 (literal) → 无用/無用 · wú​yòng · useless 功 (literal) → 功 · gōng · achievement

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 无用功/無用功 · wú​yòng​gōng · wasted work — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    无用功 / 無用功

    wú​yòng​gōng

    wasted work

    (physics) The energy or work expended by a machine to overcome internal friction or other resistance rather than producing the intended output.

    无用 (literal) → 无用/無用 · wú​yòng · useless 功 (literal) → 功 · gōng · work

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense