láo​fán

trouble sb. to do sth.

láo​fán trouble sb. to do sth.

  1. to trouble someone
    to put someone to the trouble of doing something; used as a polite way to ask for help
  2. to request
    a polite way to ask a favor of someone, meaning "to trouble someone to do something"

láo​fán tiring and troublesome

  1. láo nounadjective
    fatigue
    (bound form) tired; weary; physically exhausted from exertion
  2. fán nounverb
    superfluous
    (bound form) numerous and confusing; overly detailed or complicated, or wordy