毫不费力

毫不費力

háobùfèilì

phrase #21,461

Meanings

1 effortless
2 without the slightest effort
3 with ease

Characters

a hair's breadth / slightest amount

to spend / to cost / to consume

force / effort / strength

Examples

他毫不费力地解开了这道难题。

Tā háo bù fèilì de jiěkāi le zhè dào nántí.

He solved this difficult problem effortlessly.

她毫不费力地赢得了比赛。

Tā háo bù fèilì de yíngdéle bǐsài.

She won the competition without breaking a sweat.

Tips

memory

毫 (the finest unit, a hair's breadth) + 不费 (not spending) + 力 (effort/force) = not spending even a hair's worth of effort. The 毫 intensifier means 'not in the slightest.'

Stroke Order

毫 háo

不 bù

费 fèi

力 lì