費工夫 fèi gōng fu

to spend a great deal of time and effort

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to spend a great deal of time and effort
  2. 2. (of a task) demanding
  3. 3. exacting

Characters

Character Meaning
to cost; to spend; fee
work; labor; worker
husband; man; manual worker