枉
wǎng
to twist
crooked; unjust; in vain
他白跑了一趟，真是枉费力气。
tā bái pǎo le yī tàng, zhēn shì wǎng fèi lì qi.
He made a trip for nothing — it was truly a waste of effort.
你枉读了这么多年书，还是不懂这个道理。
nǐ wǎng dú le zhème duō nián shū, hái shì bù dǒng zhège dào lǐ.
You have read books for so many years in vain, and still do not understand this principle.
Words with 枉
不枉
bù wǎng
not in vain
冤枉
yuān wang
to accuse wrongly
冤枉路
yuān wang lù
pointless trip
冤枉钱
yuān wang qián
wasted money
徇情枉法
xùn qíng wǎng fǎ
see 徇私枉法[xun4 si1 wang3 fa3]
徇私枉法
xùn sī wǎng fǎ
to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)
枉然
wǎng rán
in vain
有仇不报非君子，有冤不伸枉为人
yǒu chóu bù bào fēi jūn zǐ , yǒu yuān bù shēn wǎng wéi rén
one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)
枉费
wǎng fèi
to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc)
枉顾
wǎng gù
to neglect
枉劳
wǎng láo
to work in vain
枉径
wǎng jìng
winding lane