"To no avail" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 奈何 | nài hé | to do something to sb / to deal with / to cope / how? / to no avail |   |
| 无济于事 | wú jì yú shì | to no avail / of no use | |
| 枉然 | wǎng rán | in vain / to no avail | |
| 徒 |  tú | disciple / apprentice / believer / on foot / bare or empty / to no avail / only / prison sentence | |
| 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) | |
| 白饶 | bái ráo | to give sth extra free of charge / (coll.) in vain / to no avail | |
