坐车不买票，白搭坐車不買票，白搭坐車不買票，白搭

riding the vehicle without buying a ticket: a free ride (in vain)

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes effort that is wasted or has no effect. Humorous.
Wordplay: 白搭 (báidā) means both 'ride for free' and 'wasted effort', since 搭 is both 'catch a ride' and 'put in'.

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Simplified: 坐车不买票，白搭
Traditional (Taiwan): 坐車不買票，白搭
Pinyin: zuòchē bù mǎipiào, báidā
Bopomofo: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄜㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄞˇ ㄆㄧㄠˋ，ㄅㄞˊ ㄉㄚ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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