费周章 (fèi zhōu zhāng) — to take great pains, to spare no effort, to go to a lot of trouble
Definition
费周章 means going to a lot of trouble or taking great pains over something. It is more emphatic and literary than just saying 麻烦 (máfan), which simply means 'troublesome'.
verb
to take great painsto spare no effortto go to a lot of trouble
Examples
- 费周章。Tā fèi zhōu zhāng cái bǎ zhè ge wèn tí jiě jué.He took great pains to solve this problem.
- ，。Wèi le zhè cì kǎo shì, tā fèi le hěn dà de zhōu zhāng.He went to a lot of trouble for this exam.
- ，费周章。Zhè jiàn shì hěn má fan, xū yào fèi zhōu zhāng.This matter is very troublesome; it requires great effort.
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