Correct
煞费苦心
/ shā fèi kǔxīn /
Strokes
Definition
to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking/at the cost of a lot of effort
Example
Definition
cudgel one's brains; make painstaking effort; spare no effort; take great pains
1
Tā
她
shāfèikǔxīn
煞费苦心
xúnzhǎo
寻找
rúyì
如意
lángjūn
郎君
。
She took great pains in finding a good husband.
2
Tāmen
他们
shāfèikǔxīn
煞费苦心
,
tǎohǎo
讨好
lǎobǎn
老板
。
They were falling over backwards to please the boss.
3
Tā
他
shāfèikǔxīn
煞费苦心
píngxī
平息
cáiyuán
裁员
de
的
yáoyán
谣言
。
He was at great pains to deny the rumour of redundancies.