fèi​xīn

to take trouble

  • created sense approved 费心/費心 · fèi​xīn · to take trouble — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    费心 / 費心

    fèi​xīn

    to take trouble

    To go to a lot of effort or spend much mental energy on something; to take care of someone or something in a way that requires significant effort.

    费, 心

    费 (literal) → 费/費 · fèi · to exert 心 (literal) → 心 · xīn · mind

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 费心/費心 · fèi​xīn · [polite request or thanks] — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    费心 / 費心

    fèi​xīn

    [polite request or thanks]

    A polite expression used when asking someone for a favor or thanking them for their help, meaning "may I trouble you" or "thank you for your trouble".

    费, 心

    费 (literal) → 费/費 · fèi · to exert 心 (literal) → 心 · xīn · mind

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense