努力没有白费 (the effort was not wasted)
Grammar & Usage
How it works
This expression consists of '努力' (effort/hard work) as the subject, '没有' (not have/did not) as the negative marker, and '白费' (to be wasted/in vain) as the predicate. It signifies that the effort expended was productive and yielded positive results, implying that the hard work was worthwhile and not for naught.
Sample sentences
经过多年的学习和实践，他终于考上了理想的大学，真是努力没有白费。
After years of studying and practice, he finally got into his dream university; truly, his effort was not wasted.
团队成员夜以继日地工作，最终项目成功上线，所有人的努力没有白费。
The team members worked day and night, and finally the project was successfully launched. Everyone's effort was not in vain.
虽然过程很艰难，但看到最终成果，我觉得一切的努力都没有白费。
Although the process was difficult, seeing the final results, I feel all the effort was worthwhile.
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Example
经过多年的学习和实践，他终于考上了理想的大学，真是努力没有白费。
After years of studying and practice, he finally got into his dream university; truly, his effort was not wasted.
团队成员夜以继日地工作，最终项目成功上线，所有人的努力没有白费。
The team members worked day and night, and finally the project was successfully launched. Everyone's effort was not in vain.
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