Definition
费尽周折 is a four-character idiom meaning 'to go through a lot of trouble' or 'to take great pains.' It describes the effort and difficulty involved in achieving something, often followed by 才 (cái) to indicate that something was accomplished only after great effort. The literal meaning is 'to exhaust twists and turns.'
v
to go to great troubleto take a lot of effort
Examples
- 费尽周折，。Tā fèi jǐn le hěn jiǔ, cái mǎi dào nà zhāng piào.He went through a lot of trouble for a long time before finally buying that ticket.
- ，费尽周折。Wèile zhè jiàn shì, wǒmen fèi jǐn zhōngyú zhǎo dào le tā.For this matter, we took great pains and finally found him.
- 费尽周折，。fèi jǐn hòu, tā chénggōng de wánchéng le rènwu.After going through many twists and turns, she successfully completed the task.
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