白跑一趟
bái​pǎo​yī​tàng

to make a futile trip

  • created sense approved 白跑一趟 · bái​pǎo​yī​tàng · to make a futile trip — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    白跑一趟

    bái​pǎo​yī​tàng

    to make a futile trip

    to go on an errand for nothing; to go on a wild-goose chase

    白 (literal) → 白 · bái · [vain] 跑 (literal) → 跑 · pǎo · to run 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 趟 (literal) → 趟 · tàng · [trip]

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

    created sense