time-consuming; take a long time
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to be time-consuming; to take up time
Used to describe tasks, projects, or processes that require a significant amount of time to complete.
Zhè这
zuò座
dà大
lóu楼
fèi费
shí时
yī一
nián年
cái才
jiàn建
chéng成
。
This building took a year to complete.
Xué学
yī一
mén门
xīn新
yǔ语
yán言
hěn很
fèi费
shí时
，
xū需
yào要
dà大
liàng量
liàn练
xí习
。
Learning a new language is time-consuming and requires a lot of practice.
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Zhè这
xiàng项
yán研
jiū究
fēi非
cháng常
fèi费
shí时
，
wǒ我
men们
huā花
le了
sān三
nián年
cái才
dé得
chū出
jié结
lùn论
。
This research is very time-consuming; it took us three years to draw conclusions.
Shǒu手
gōng工
yì艺
pǐn品
zhì制
zuò作
jīng精
měi美
，
dàn但
wǎng往
wǎng往
fèi费
shí时
fèi费
lì力
。
Handicrafts are exquisitely made, but they often require a lot of time and effort.