费时

shǒu gōng cāo zuò fèi shí yòu fèi lì

手工操作费时又费力。

It takes both time and effort to do it by hand.

zhè zhuàng mó tiān dà lóu fèi shí sì nián cái jiàn chéng

这幢摩天大楼费时四年才建成。

It took four years to build the skyscraper.

zhè xiàng gōng zuò tè bié fèi shí

这项工作特别费时。

This piece of work is rather time-consuming.