吃力

chī lì

HSK 7 adjective

Meaning 释义

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

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In real sentences 真实例句

汤姆Tāngmǔ吃力chīlì地de去qù碰pèng脚趾jiǎozhǐ。

Tom struggled to touch his toes.

Tatoeba #13826474

真zhēn叫做jiàozuò看kàn人rén挑tiāo担dān不bù吃力chīlì,我wǒ和hé你nǐ换huàn一yī换huàn好hǎo吗ma?

It's like carrying someone else's burden without getting tired. Can we switch places?

Tatoeba #421032

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