troublesome; take effort
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb phrase
to be troublesome; to require effort
informalUsed to describe tasks or actions that are not straightforward and demand significant time, energy, or resources.
Xiū修
lǐ理
zhè这
tái台
lǎo老
jī机
qì器
zhēn真
fèi费
shǒu手
jiǎo脚
。
Repairing this old machine is really troublesome.
Bān搬
jiā家
tè特
bié别
fèi费
shǒu手
jiǎo脚
，
děi得
huā花
hǎo好
jǐ几
tiān天
。
Moving house is especially troublesome; it takes several days.
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Zhè这
ge个
fāng方
àn案
tīng听
qǐ起
lái来
hǎo好
，
dàn但
zhí执
xíng行
qǐ起
lái来
huì会
hěn很
fèi费
shǒu手
jiǎo脚
。
This plan sounds good, but implementing it will be quite a hassle.
Zhǔn准
bèi备
yī一
chǎng场
zhèng正
shì式
de的
yàn宴
huì会
xiāng相
dāng当
fèi费
shǒu手
jiǎo脚
。
Preparing a formal banquet is rather laborious.