卖力

賣力

màilì

adjective #7,875

Meanings

1 to work hard
2 to exert oneself
3 to go all out

Characters

strength; effort

Examples

他干活非常卖力。

Tā gànhuó fēicháng màilì.

He works extremely hard.

演员们都很卖力地表演。

Yǎnyuánmen dōu hěn màilì de biǎoyǎn.

The actors all performed with great effort.

他为公司卖力了十几年。

Tā wèi gōngsī màilì le shí jǐ nián.

He worked his heart out for the company for over a decade.

Tips

memory

Literally 'selling strength' (卖 sell + 力 strength) — the image of selling your physical effort captures the meaning of working hard.

Stroke Order

卖 mài

力 lì