白搭

báidā

adjective #29,977

Meanings

1 no use
2 pointless
3 in vain
4 wasted effort

Characters

white; in vain; for nothing

to add; to put up; to join

Examples

你说再多也是白搭，他根本不听。

Nǐ shuō zài duō yě shì báidā, tā gēnběn bù tīng.

No matter how much you say, it's useless — he simply won't listen.

没有钥匙，去了也是白搭。

Méiyǒu yàoshi, qù le yě shì báidā.

Without a key, going there is pointless.

Tips

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白搭 is colloquial. 白 means 「in vain / for nothing」 (as in 白费, to waste), and 搭 means 「to put in / to add」. Together: you put in effort for nothing.

Stroke Order

白 bái

搭 dā