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大费周折
dà​fèi​zhōu​zhé

to go to great trouble

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 大 dà adverb
    greatly
    greatly; fully; to a high degree; (when used after 不 bù) not very; not often
  2. 费 費 fèi verb
    to exert
    to use or consume effort, time, or energy
  3. 周折 zhōu​zhé
    twists and turns
    twists and turns; setbacks or complications encountered while trying to get something done