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煞费苦心 (shà fèi kǔ xīn): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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煞费苦心 (shà fèi kǔ xīn): To take great pains — Meaning & Stroke Order

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煞费苦心 consists of 4 characters.

malignant deity; baleful, noxious; strike dead

to spend, to cost; expenses, fees

heart; mind; core

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Words with 费

免费miǎn fèiHSK 4
浪费làng fèiHSK 4
交费jiāo fèi
付费fù fèi
公费gōng fèi
学费xué fèi
小费xiǎo fèi
收费shōu fèi

Words with 苦

辛苦xīn kǔHSK 4
何苦hé kǔ
刻苦kè kǔ
受苦shòu kǔ
吃苦chī kǔ
挖苦wā kǔ
痛苦tòng kǔ
艰苦jiān kǔ

Words with 心

关心guān xīnHSK 3
小心xiǎo xīnHSK 3
担心dān xīnHSK 3
放心fàng xīnHSK 3
伤心shāng xīnHSK 4
信心xìn xīnHSK 4
开心kāi xīnHSK 4
心情

xīn qíng

HSK 4