费神

費神
fèishén
verb #19,995

Meanings

  1. 1 to spend mental effort
  2. 2 to take trouble
  3. 3 May I trouble you to... (polite request)

Examples

Máfan nín fèishén bāng wǒ chá yīxià zhège wèntí.
May I trouble you to help me look into this matter?
Zhè jiàn shì bùbì fèishén, jiāo gěi wǒ jiù hǎo.
Don't bother spending effort on this — just leave it to me.

Tips

register
费神 is a polite, somewhat formal expression. It is commonly used in requests: 费神... / 费神... (Please take the trouble to...). Compare with 费尽 which means to completely exhaust (an effort or resource).

Stroke Order

fèi
shén