18 sentences

1. 所有的努力都枉费了。

   suǒ​yǒu de nǔ​lì dōu wǎng fèi le.

   All the efforts were in vain.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

2. 完成这个任务很费时间。

   wán​chéng zhè​gè rèn​wu hěn fèi shí​jiān.

   Completing this task is very time-consuming.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

3. 做饭太费时间了。

   zuò​fàn tài fèi shí​jiān le.

   Cooking takes too much time.

   Source: Tatoeba

4. 他在这个问题上费了不少墨。

   tā zài zhè gè wèn​tí shàng fèi le bù​shǎo mò.

   He wrote at great length about this issue.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5. 他费了不少劲，爬上了那棵树。

   tā fèi le bù​shǎo jìn, pá​shàng le nà kē shù.

   With great effort he climbed up the tree.

   Source: Tatoeba

6. 费了老大劲，高低把这事办成了。

   fèi le lǎo​dà jìn, gāo​dī bǎ zhè shì bàn​chéng le.

   After a lot of effort, we finally managed to get it done.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

7. 这是我费了好大劲才换来的机会。

   zhè shì wǒ fèi le hǎo dà jìn cái huàn​lái de jī​huì.

   This is an opportunity I got after putting in a lot of effort.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

8. 这道难题非常费脑，我得休息一下。

   zhè dào nán​tí fēi​cháng fèi nǎo, wǒ děi xiū​xi yī​xià.

   This problem is very brain-taxing; I need to take a break.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

9. 他跑得很快，我费了好大劲才赶上他。

   tā pǎo de hěn kuài, wǒ fèi le hǎo dà jìn cái gǎn​shàng tā.

   He ran so fast that I had a hard time catching up with him.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

10. 这种糜费的行为受到了大家的谴责。

    zhè zhǒng mí fèi de xíng​wéi shòu​dào le dà​jiā de qiǎn​zé.

    Such wasteful behavior was condemned by everyone.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

11. 费了半天口舌，结果事儿还是落空了。

    fèi le bàn​tiān kǒu​shé, jié​guǒ shì r hái​shi lào​kōng le.

    Despite all the talking, the matter still fell through.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

12. 费了半天口舌，他终于答应了我们的请求。

    fèi le bàn​tiān kǒu​shé, tā zhōng​yú dā​ying le wǒ​men de qǐng​qiú.

    After a lot of talking, he finally agreed to our request.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

13. 这只手镯的圈口有点小，她费了好大力气才戴上。

    zhè zhī shǒu​zhuó de quān kǒu yǒu​diǎn xiǎo, tā fèi le hǎo dà lì​qi cái dài​shang.

    The bracelet was a bit small for her wrist, and it took a lot of effort to get it on.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

14. 这种名茶产量极少，他费了很大周折才从当地茶农手中贾得一些。

    zhè zhǒng míng​chá chǎn​liàng jí shǎo, tā fèi le hěn dà zhōu​zhé cái cóng dāng​dì chá​nóng shǒu zhōng gǔ dé yī​xiē.

    This famous tea has a very limited yield; he went to great lengths to purchase some from local tea farmers.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

15. 你们会付加班费的吧？

    nǐ​men huì fù jiā​bān fèi de ba?

    You pay overtime, right?

    Source: OpenSubtitles

16. 这笔费该由谁来出？

    zhè bǐ fèi gāi yóu shéi lái chū?

    Who should pay for this fee?

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

17. 我得付洗衣费。

    wǒ děi fù xǐ yī fèi.

    I have to pay for the laundry.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

18. 费先生这几天不在办公室。

    Fèi xiān​sheng zhè jǐ tiān bù zài bàn​gōng​shì.

    Mr. Fei has not been in the office these last few days.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary