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白跑一趟

to make a wasted trip

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Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

bai2pao3yi1tang4 • báipǎoyītàng

Meaning

Primary

to make a wasted trip

Alternatives

make a wasted trip, to make a fruitless trip, make a fruitless trip, to go somewhere for nothing, go somewhere for nothing

Mnemonic

白跑一趟 To make a wasted trip is 跑 to run somewhere for 一 one 趟 trip in order to get something or accomplish something, only to come back with nothing but 白 white empty space in your possession. What a waste!

Usage

你 会 白跑一趟。

You will make a wasted trip.

我们 不要 白跑一趟。

Let’s not make a wasted trip.

他 不 在， 真 是 白跑一趟。

He wasn't there, so I made a wasted trip.