费劲

費勁

fèijìn

adjective HSK 7 #9,415

Meanings

1 strenuous
2 requiring great effort
3 laborious

Characters

to spend; to expend

strength; energy

Examples

搬这个箱子太费劲了。

Bān zhège xiāngzi tài fèijìn le.

Moving this box is too much effort.

学这门课很费劲。

Xué zhè mén kè hěn fèijìn.

Studying this subject is really laborious.

Tips

usage

费劲 is colloquial. For a more formal equivalent, use 费力. 费劲 can also be used as a verb-object: 费了不少劲 (expended a lot of effort).

Stroke Order

费 fèi

劲 jìn