HSK 6 HSK V5
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吃力

/ chīlì / 
Strokes

Definition

to entail strenuous effort/to toil at a task/strenuous/laborious/strain

Example

As an Adjective

strenuous; arduous; laborious

1
Tā
他
chīlì
吃力
dì
地
zǒu
走
le
了
shí
十
yīnglǐ
英里
  
。

He trudged 10 miles in great difficulty.

2
Tā
他
bān
搬
liǎng
两
gè
个
dà
大
xiāngzi
箱子
shànglóu
上楼
hěn
很
chīlì
吃力
  
。

It was too much for him to carry two big boxes upstairs.

3
Chīlì
吃力
dì
地
zuòshì
做事

labour at a task; have a hard job doing sth

4
Chīlì
吃力
dì
地
qiánjìn
前进

labour one's way with difficulty

5
Xuéxí
学习
chīlì
吃力

have difficulty in one's studies/with one's lessons

6
Hūxī
呼吸
  
/
shuōhuà
说话
chīlì
吃力

breathe/speak with difficulty/effort

7
Gōngzuò
工作
chīlì
吃力

find the job difficult; feel the strain of work

As an Adjective

worn/tired out; tired; fatigued; exhausted

8
Zǒu
走
le
了
yī
一
duàn
段
lù
路
wǒ
我
gǎndào
感到
hěn
很
chīlì
吃力
  
。

After walking for some distance, I felt exhausted.