费事 (fèi shì) — (verb-object) to take a lot of trouble; to be a hassle; (stative verb) troublesome; time-consuming
Definition
费事 means 'troublesome' or 'to take a lot of trouble' — can be used as a stative predicate (这件事费事) or as a verb-object phrase (费了很多事). Collapses to 麻烦 in everyday speech, but reads as slightly more formal.
(verb-object) to take a lot of troubleto be a hassle(stative verb) troublesometime-consuming
Examples
- 费事，。Zhè jiàn shì tài fèi shì le, wǒ bù xiǎng zuò.This matter is too troublesome; I don't want to do it.
- 。Wǒ men fèi le hěn duō shì cái zhǎo dào nà ge dì fāng.We went to a lot of trouble to find that place.
- 费事，。Bié fèi shì le, wǒ men zì jǐ lái.Don't bother; we'll do it ourselves.
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