大费周章 dàfèizhōuzhāng to go to a lot of trouble Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 大 dà adverb greatly greatly; fully; to a high degree; (when used after 不 bù) not very; not often费 費 fèi verb to exert to use or consume effort, time, or energy周章 zhōuzhāng trouble pains; effort; trouble involving complicated procedures or many twists and turns