"To take (time)" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 费时 | fèi shí | to take time / time-consuming |   |
| 脱岗 | tuō gǎng | to take time off / to take leave (e.g. for study) / to skive off work | |
| 慢热 | màn rè | slow to heat up / (fig.) (of a person) reserved / introverted / slow to develop relationships / (of a product etc) to take time to become popular / (sports) slow to reach peak performance | |
