"Ineffective" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 无效 | wú xiào | not valid / ineffective / in vain |   |
| 低效 | dī xiào | inefficient / ineffective | |
| 不灵 | bù líng | not work / be ineffective | |
| 尾大不掉 | wěi dà bù diào | large tail obstructs action (idiom) / bottom heavy / fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates | |
| 毫无效果 | háo wú xiào guǒ | to no avail / achieving nothing / totally ineffective / to have no effect / to fall flat (esp. of joke or speech that is completely ignored) | |
