一番努力没有白费
Grammar & Usage
How it works
This idiom roughly translates to 'a round of effort was not in vain'. '一番' (yī fān) is a quantifier meaning 'a round' or 'a type', often used to describe efforts or actions. '努力' (nǔ lì) means 'effort' or 'to strive'. '没有' (méi yǒu) is a negation for completed actions, meaning 'did not have' or 'did not'. '白费' (bái fèi) means 'to waste' or 'in vain', often referring to effort or money.
Sample sentences
经过多年的学习，他终于考上了理想的大学，一番努力没有白费。
After years of studying, he finally got into his dream university; all his efforts were not in vain.
团队熬夜加班，项目终于按时完成，大家的一番努力没有白费。
The team worked overtime through the night, and the project was finally completed on time; everyone's efforts were not in vain.
虽然过程很艰难，但看到最终的成果，就知道一番努力没有白费。
Although the process was difficult, seeing the final outcome, we knew that all the efforts were not in vain.
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Example
经过多年的学习，他终于考上了理想的大学，一番努力没有白费。
After years of studying, he finally got into his dream university; all his efforts were not in vain.
团队熬夜加班，项目终于按时完成，大家的一番努力没有白费。
The team worked overtime through the night, and the project was finally completed on time; everyone's efforts were not in vain.
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