"Futile" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 徒劳 | tú láo | futile |   |
| 一场空 | yī cháng kōng | all in vain / futile | |
| 妄图 | wàng tú | to try in vain / futile attempt | |
| 一场空 | yī chǎng kōng | all one's hopes and efforts come to nothing / futile | |
| 徒劳无益 | tú láo wú yì | futile endeavor (idiom) | |
| 精卫填海 | Jīng wèi tián hǎi | lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom) / futile ambition / task of Sisyphus / determination in the face of impossible odds | |
| 郑人争年 | Zhèng rén zhēng nián | Men of Zheng fighting over their respective ages (idiom) / a futile quarrel | |
