WordTaiwan frequency #24,265
大費周章
ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄟˋ ㄓㄡ ㄓㄤ
“to go to great lengths; to expend much time and effort on a troublesome or complicated matter”
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大
ㄉㄚˋ
Big; large; great; vast; elder; eldest; important; profound; to a great extent; to emphasize; (dialect) father or uncle.
費
ㄈㄟˋ
to spend money or resources; to cost; expenses or fees; to consume; to waste; a surname.
周
ㄓㄡ
A surname; the Zhou Dynasty; to circle or go around; circumference; a week; complete or thorough; all over.
章
ㄓㄤ
Chapter or section of a book or document; a seal or badge; a regulation or order; a surname.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 大陸ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄨˋmainland China (in Taiwan usage); continent; mainland (as opposed to islands or coastal areas).
- 大家ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚeveryone; all people; a great expert or master; an influential or prominent family
- 大學ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊuniversity; college; institution of higher education; the Great Learning, a Confucian classic; in ancient times, a school for adult education
- 大概ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄞˋroughly; approximately; about; probably; general idea; rough estimate
- 消費者ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˋ ㄓㄜˇconsumer; a person who buys or uses goods and services; in ecology, an organism that feeds on other organisms rather than producing its own food
- 大量ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋlarge quantity; great amount; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous; (Taiwan) big capacity for alcohol
- 免費ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄟˋfree of charge; without payment; complimentary; no cost
- 重大ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄚˋgreat; important; major; significant; of great consequence or seriousness
- 文章ㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄤarticle; essay; piece of writing; literary work; hidden or subtle meaning
- 經費ㄐㄧㄥ ㄈㄟˋfunds allocated for a specific purpose; budget; expenditure; money set aside for operations or projects.
- 擴大ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋto expand; to enlarge; to broaden in scope; to scale up; to extend one's reach
- 大人ㄉㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊadult; grownup; a respectful title for elders, parents, or superiors; historically, a tribal chief in some northern peoples.