枉费

枉費
wǎngfèi
  1. to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc)
  2. to try in vain

CEDICT

to waste (effort, money, etc.)

Wiktionary

白费、空费。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 枉 wǎng
  1. to twist
  2. crooked
  3. unjust
  4. in vain
2 费 fèi
  1. to cost
  2. to spend
  3. fee
  4. wasteful
  5. expenses

Related entries

嘥 sāi to waste (Cantonese)
抛费 pāofèi
  1. to waste
  2. to squander
旷费 kuàngfèi
  1. to waste
  2. to squander
浪费 làngfèi
  1. to waste
  2. to squander
你在浪費水。

You're wasting water.

Source: Tatoeba

白瞎 báixiā (dialect) to waste (effort, money etc)
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