Translation

• to take time
• time-consuming

Synonyms

• 万事开头难, 万难, 为难, 举步维艰, 伤脑筋, 作难, 创业维艰, 别无选择, 千难万难, 吃力, 吃劲, 困难, 大海捞针, 寸步难行, 急难, 患难, 扎手, 来之不易, 棘手, 没法子, 海底捞针, 烦难, 犯难, 疑难, 积重难返, 繁难, 绕脖子, 缠手, 老大难, 艰难, 讨厌, 谈何容易, 费事, 费力, 费劲, 费工, 费工夫, 费手脚, 费难, 辣手, 难, 难上加难, 难于, 难于登天, 难人, 难办, 难找, 高难

Examples

• 乘公交车费时。
  The bus will take time.
• 我觉得看电视很浪费时间。
  I think of watching TV as a waste of time.
• 有些人认为阅读简直浪费时间。
  Some people think of reading as a waste of time.
• 人生十分短暂，我们不应该浪费时间。
  Life being very short, we ought not to waste time.