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汗水没有白费 (sweat was not in vain)

Grammar & Usage

fixed expression

neutral

How it works

This phrase literally translates to 'sweat did not go to waste'. It uses '汗水' (sweat/hard work) as the subject, '没有' (did not/have not) as the negative marker, and '白费' (to be in vain/to be wasted) as the verb. It's often used to express satisfaction or relief when significant effort yields positive results.

Sample sentences

经过多年的刻苦训练，他终于夺得了冠军，汗水没有白费。

After years of rigorous training, he finally won the championship; his sweat was not in vain.

为了这次表演，大家付出了很多，现在看来，汗水没有白费。

Everyone put in a lot of effort for this performance; now it seems, their hard work paid off.

虽然过程很艰难，但最终项目成功了，这说明我们的汗水没有白费。

Although the process was very difficult, the project ultimately succeeded, which shows that our efforts were not in vain.

Quick facts

idiomaticity:This is a very common and idiomatic expression in Chinese, often used in motivating contexts or when reflecting on achievements.

componentAnalysis:汗水 (hànshuǐ): sweat, signifying hard work. 没有 (méiyǒu): did not, no. 白费 (báifèi): to waste, to be in vain. The combination emphasizes the positive outcome of labor.

Often used with

努力没有白费 (effort was not wasted)

付出没有白费 (investment/contribution was not wasted)

坚持没有白费 (persistence was not in vain)

一番心血没有白费 (a lot of painstaking effort was not wasted)

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Example

经过多年的刻苦训练，他终于夺得了冠军，汗水没有白费。

After years of rigorous training, he finally won the championship; his sweat was not in vain.

为了这次表演，大家付出了很多，现在看来，汗水没有白费。

Everyone put in a lot of effort for this performance; now it seems, their hard work paid off.