他白白等了一个小时。
Tā báibái děng le yí gè xiǎoshí.
English
He waited an hour for nothing.
in vain
in vain; to no purpose; for nothing
Every character draws itself stroke by stroke, then hands you the brush to trace it yourself.
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他白白等了一个小时。
Tā báibái děng le yí gè xiǎoshí.
He waited an hour for nothing.
别让时间白白过去。
Bié ràng shíjiān báibái guòqù.
Do not let time slip by in vain.
Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.