fèi​shén

to spend effort

  • created sense approved 费神/費神 · fèi​shén · to spend effort — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    费神 / 費神

    fèi​shén

    to spend effort

    to exert great mental effort; to be mentally taxing or exhausting

    费, 神

    费 (literal) → 费/費 · fèi · to exert 神 (literal) → 神 · shén · spirit

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 费神/費神 · fèi​shén · may I trouble you — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    费神 / 費神

    fèi​shén

    may I trouble you

    used as a polite request or expression of thanks when asking someone to do something; please would you mind

    费, 神

    费 (literal) → 费/費 · fèi · to exert 神 (literal) → 神 · shén · spirit

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

    created sense