白白, báibái
Meaning: in vain, for nothing
HSK 6 word
Example
我白白等了他一个小时。
Wǒ báibái děngle tā yí gè xiǎoshí.
I waited an hour for him for nothing.
More HSK 6 words
- 未wèinot yet, not
- 一一yīyīone by one, one after another
- 一同yìtóngtogether
- 一道yídàotogether
- 处处chùchùeverywhere, in every way
- 大都dàdūmostly, for the most part
- 大致dàzhìroughly, approximately, general
- 毫不háo bùnot at all, not in the least
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