费 fèi
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- Made of
- 弗 not, negative 贝 sea shell
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
费劲
fèijìn
to take effort; strenuous
Characters in this word
劲 jìn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 由于接口设计不统一，工程师调试起来特别费劲。 Yóuyú jiēkǒu shèjì bù tǒngyī, gōngchéngshī tiáoshì qǐlái tèbié fèijìn. Because the interface design is inconsistent, debugging is especially laborious for the engineers.
- 这个盖子太紧了，我拧了半天还是很费劲。 Zhège gàizi tài jǐn le, wǒ nǐng le bàntiān hái shì hěn fèijìn. This lid is too tight, and even after twisting it for ages it is still hard going.
- 他年纪大了，爬楼梯很费劲。 Tā niánjì dà le, pá lóutī hěn fèijìn. He is old now and climbing stairs is hard for him.
Related words
- 费 fèi fee
- 费用 fèiyòng expenses; cost
- 交费 jiāofèi to pay a fee
- 浪费 làngfèi to waste
- 收费 shōufèi to charge a fee
- 消费 xiāofèi to spend; consumption
- 学费 xuéfèi tuition fee
- 免费 miǎnfèi free of charge
- 经费 jīngfèi funds
- 消费者 xiāofèizhě consumer
- 费力 fèilì to require effort; strenuous
- 公费 gōngfèi public expense; state-funded