徒然

túrán
in vain

CEDICT

  1. futile; fruitless; in vain
  2. in vain; for no reason; for no purpose; for nothing; unsuccessfully
  3. merely; only

Wiktionary

  1. 枉然、白費。
  2. 烏有。
  3. 僅只此也，只是如此。
  4. 無證據。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 徒 tú
  1. (bound form) disciple; apprentice; believer; (derog.) wrongdoer (as in 騙徒 piàntú "swindler" or 叛徒 pàntú "traitor" etc)
  2. (bound form) on foot
  3. (bound form) bare; empty
  4. (bound form) to no avail; in vain
  5. (bound form) merely; just; only
  6. (bound form) prison sentence
2 然 rán
  1. correct
  2. right
  3. so
  4. thus
  5. like this
  6. -ly

Related entries

枉然 wǎngrán
  1. in vain
  2. to no avail
白白 báibái
  1. in vain
  2. to no purpose
  3. for nothing
  4. white
他白白犧牲生命，忘了出賣組織。

He wastes his life, forgetting to betray his organization.

Source: Tatoeba

唐 táng
  1. to exaggerate
  2. empty
  3. in vain
  4. old variant of 螗 táng
拉斐爾萊唐表示，在巴西，職業棋手很難獲得贊助，因為西洋棋在巴西並不流行。

According to Rafael Leitão, it is very difficult for a professional chess player to get sponsorship in Brazil, because chess is not popular in our country.

Source: Tatoeba

無效 wúxiào
  1. not valid
  2. ineffective
  3. in vain
枉 wǎng
  1. to twist
  2. crooked
  3. unjust
  4. in vain
空 kōng
  1. empty
  2. air
  3. sky
  4. in vain
这是空的。

This is empty.

Source: Tatoeba

空空 kōngkōng
  1. empty
  2. vacuous
  3. nothing
  4. vacant
  5. in vain
  6. all for nothing
  7. air-to-air (missile)
白 bái
  1. white
  2. snowy
  3. pure
  4. bright
  5. empty
  6. blank
  7. plain
  8. clear
  9. to make clear
  10. in vain
  11. gratuitous
  12. free of charge
  13. reactionary
  14. anti-communist
  15. funeral
  16. to stare coldly
  17. to write wrong character
  18. to state
  19. to explain
  20. vernacular
  21. spoken lines in opera
你沒白死。

Your death was not in vain.

Source: Tatoeba

虛 xū
  1. emptiness
  2. void
  3. abstract theory or guiding principles
  4. empty or unoccupied
  5. diffident or timid
  6. false
  7. humble or modest
  8. (of health) weak
  9. virtual
  10. in vain