费时

費時

fèishí

verb #27,031

Meanings

1 to take time
2 time-consuming

Characters

to spend; to cost; to waste

Examples

手工制作非常费时。

Shǒugōng zhìzuò fēicháng fèishí.

Making things by hand is very time-consuming.

这个方法虽然费时，但效果很好。

Zhège fāngfǎ suīrán fèishí, dàn xiàoguǒ hěn hǎo.

This method is time-consuming, but the results are excellent.

Tips

usage

费时 often appears alongside 费力 (laborious) or 费钱 (expensive) to describe something requiring multiple types of expenditure: 既费时又费力.

Stroke Order

费 fèi

时 shí