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吃力

chīlì
adjective HSK 5 #18,667

Meanings

  1. 1 strenuous
  2. 2 laborious
  3. 3 requiring great effort

Characters

吃
chī
to eat; to consume
力
lì
strength; effort
Literally 'consuming strength' - requiring great effort.

Examples

HSK 2
爬这座山很吃力。
Pá zhè zuò shān hěn chīlì.
Climbing this mountain is very strenuous.
HSK 2
他学数学学得很吃力。
Tā xué shùxué xué de hěn chīlì.
He finds studying math very difficult.
HSK 4
搬这个箱子太吃力了。
Bān zhège xiāngzi tài chīlì le.
Moving this box is way too strenuous.

Tips

usage
吃力不讨好 (chīlì bù tǎo hǎo) = a thankless task - you put in great effort but get no appreciation. Very useful expression.

Stroke Order

吃 chī
力 lì