Chinese word

费心

Pronunciation

Pinyinfèi xīn

Meaning

  • verbtake the trouble

Example

你真费心了。nǐ zhēn fèi xīn le

You really went to a lot of trouble.

Illustration for 费心 (take the trouble)

More examples

不用费心，我自己可以处理。bú yòng fèi xīn wǒ zì jǐ ké yǐ chú lǐ

No need to trouble yourself; I can handle it myself.

Core concept

Attention and effort are put into a matter or another person's needs, with the effort viewed as a favor.

Common phrases

  • 别费心bié fèi xīn

    don't trouble yourself

  • 不用费心bú yòng fèi xīn

    no need to trouble yourself

  • 太费心了tài fèi xīn le

    go to too much trouble

Similar words

麻烦má fán: Making someone spend time or effort on an unwanted task.
帮忙bāng máng: Doing something to help another person.
操心cāo xīn: Giving careful attention to someone or something while worrying about it.
劳烦láo fán: Politely requesting someone's effort in a somewhat formal way.

Definition in Chinese

花费心思或劳力去关照或处理事情，表示对别人付出的感谢或感叹。huā fèi xīn sī huò láo lì qù guān zhào huò chú lǐ shì qíng biǎo shì duì bié rén fù chū de gǎn xiè huò gǎn tàn

Word origin

费心 (fèixīn, "spend one's mind") joins 费 (fèi, "spend") and 心 (xīn, "mind"), linking the word to the effort of using one's attention to handle something.

Usage tips

  • The word can express thanks after help, but it can also describe effort that someone is asked to make, so context shows whether it sounds appreciative or like an apology for the burden.

Other meanings

  • worry aboutverb

Opposites

  • 省心shěng xīnsave troubleverb

Related words

  • 费心费力fèi xīn fèi lìtake great painsidiom
  • 费尽心思fèi jìn xīn sīrack one's brainsidiom

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