费尽周折 (fèi jǐn) — to go to great trouble; to take a lot of effort

Definition

A set phrase meaning 'to go to great trouble' — emphasizes that something required many twists, turns, and effort before succeeding. Implies the outcome was eventually achieved despite the difficulty.

verb

to go to great troubleto take a lot of effort

Examples

费尽周折，。
Tā fèi jǐn le hěn jiǔ, cái mǎi dào nà zhāng piào.
He went through a lot of trouble for a long time before finally buying that ticket.
，费尽周折。
Wèi le zhè jiàn shì, wǒ men fèi jǐn zhōng yú zhǎo dào le tā.
For this matter, we took great pains and finally found him.
费尽周折，。
fèi jǐn Hòu, tā chéng gōng dì wán chéng le rèn wu.
After going through many twists and turns, she successfully completed the task.

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