费工夫 fèi gōng fu

to spend a great deal of time and effort

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 36331st word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
费 fèi HSK 4
to cost; to spend; fee
工 gōng HSK 1
work; labor; worker
夫 fu HSK 2
husband; man; manual worker