吃
力

To entail strenuous effort in Chinese: 吃力 (chī lì)

chī lì

to entail strenuous effort

HSK 3.0 Level 51 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to entail strenuous effort
  2. 2to toil at a task
  3. 3strenuous
  4. 4laborious
  5. 5strain

Stroke order

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吃
力

Zhuyin

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ㄔ

chī

ㄔ/ ch—/ first tone

ㄌㄧˋ

lì

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 爬这座山让我很吃力。

    pá zhè zuò shān ràng wǒ hěn chī lì。

    Climbing this mountain is very strenuous for me.

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Related words

吃

chī

to eat

力

lì

power

好吃

hǎo chī

tasty

努力

nǔ lì

to make an effort

吃惊

chī jīng

to be startled

力气

lì qi

strength

能力

néng lì

capability

压力

yā lì

pressure

吃亏

chī kuī

to suffer losses

尽力

jìn lì

to strive one's hardest

精力

jīng lì

energy

力量

lì liang

power

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