徒 tú
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- Made of
- 彳 to step with the left foot 走 to walk, to run, to flee
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
徒劳
túláo
futile; in vain
Characters in this word
劳 láo
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 在证据被销毁后，再追查责任显得十分徒劳。 Zài zhèngjù bèi xiāohuǐ hòu, zài zhuīchá zérèn xiǎnde shífēn túláo. After the evidence had been destroyed, pursuing responsibility again seemed quite futile.
- 没有钥匙，再怎么推这扇门也是徒劳。 Méiyǒu yàoshi, zài zěnme tuī zhè shàn mén yě shì túláo. Without the key, no matter how you push, it is futile.
- 他试图说服大家，但一切都是徒劳。 Tā shìtú shuōfú dàjiā, dàn yīqiè dōu shì túláo. He tried to persuade everyone, but it was all in vain.
Related words
- 徒弟 túdì apprentice
- 歹徒 dǎitú criminal; gangster; evildoer
- 徒步 túbù on foot; to hike
- 劳动 láodòng physical work
- 劳动力 láodònglì labor force
- 疲劳 píláo tired
- 勤劳 qínláo hardworking
- 操劳 cāoláo to toil; to work hard and worry
- 功劳 gōngláo merit; credit; contribution
- 汗马功劳 hànmǎgōngláo outstanding contribution; great service
- 劳驾 láojià Excuse me; may I trouble you
- 劳累 láolèi tired from work; worn out