費時 [费时]

Jyutping fai3 si4
Pinyin fèi shí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to take time
  2. time-consuming
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to take time; to be time-consuming
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    乘公交车费时。
    乘公交車費時。
    chéng gōng jiāo chē fèi shí 。
    • The bus will take time.
  2. Mandarin
    试着做这种事是浪费时间。
    試着做這種事是浪費時間。
    shì zhe zuò zhè zhǒng shì shì làng fèi shí jiān 。
    • Trying to do such a thing is a waste of time.
  3. Mandarin
    我觉得看电视是浪费时间。
    我覺得看電視是浪費時間。
    wǒ jué de kàn diàn shì shì làng fèi shí jiān 。
    • I look on watching TV as a waste of time.
    • I think of watching TV as a waste of time.
    • I think watching TV is a waste of time.
    • I think that watching TV is a waste of time.
  4. Mandarin
    我觉得看电视很浪费时间。
    我覺得看電視很浪費時間。
    wǒ jué de kàn diàn shì hěn làng fèi shí jiān 。
    • I look on watching TV as a waste of time.
    • I think of watching TV as a waste of time.
    • I think watching TV is a waste of time.
    • I think that watching TV is a waste of time.
  5. Mandarin
    这是浪费时间。
    這是浪費時間。
    zhè shì làng fèi shí jiān 。
    • It's a waste of time.
    • This is a waste of my time.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    唔好浪费时间。
    唔好浪費時間。
    m4 hou3 long6 fai3 si4 gaan1 。
    • Don't waste time.
  2. Cantonese
    学外语根本就系浪费时间。
    學外語根本就係浪費時間。
    hok6 ngoi6 jyu5 gan1 bun2 zau6 hai6 long6 fai3 si4 gaan1 。
    • Learning a foreign language is a waste of time.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    江生觉得记者个问题太简单同幼稚，佢不屑于浪费时间去回答。
    江生覺得記者個問題太簡單同幼稚，佢不屑於浪費時間去回答。
    gong1 saang1 gok3 dak1 gei3 ze2 go3 man6 tai4 taai3 gaan2 daan1 tung4 jau3 zi6, keoi5 bat1 sit3 jyu1 long6 fai3 si4 gaan3 heoi3 wui4 daap3
    • Mr. Kong thought the journalist's question was too simple and naive, so he felt it beneath him to waste time answering.
  2. Cantonese
    浪费时间
    浪費時間
    long6 fai3 si4 gaan3
    • to waste time
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    浪费时间
    浪費時間
    làng fèi shí jiān
    • to waste time
  2. Mandarin
    别在他身上浪费时间了。
    別在他身上浪費時間了。
    bié zài tā shēn shàng làng fèi shí jiān le ．
    • Don't waste time on him.
  3. Mandarin
    有些病况起因很明显，但治愈却很费时。
    有些病況起因很明顯，但治癒卻很費時。
    yǒu xiē bìng kuàng qǐ yīn hěn míng xiǎn ， dàn zhì yù què hěn fèi shí ．
    • The causes of some conditions are obvious, yet time-consuming to cure.