大费周折 dàfèizhōuzhé to go to great trouble Origin Definitions Defs 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周折 zhōuzhé twists and turns twists and turns; setbacks or complications encountered while trying to get something done