费劲

費勁

fèijìn

adjective HSK 7-9 #9,415

Meanings

1 strenuous
2 requiring great effort
3 laborious

Characters

to spend; to expend

strength; energy

Examples

HSK 1

学这门课很费劲。

Xué zhè mén kè hěn fèijìn.

Studying this subject is really laborious.

HSK 4

搬这个箱子太费劲了。

Bān zhège xiāngzi tài fèijìn le.

Moving this box is too much effort.

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