strenuous; laborious (adj.)
HSK 6
Traditional
喫力
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Examples
这个任务对他来说太吃力了。 zhè gè rèn wù duì tā lái shuō tài chī lì le. - This task is too strenuous for him.
他在运动中感到吃力。 tā zài yùn dòng zhōng gǎn dào chī lì. - He feels exhausted during exercise.
老人拿这么重的东西真的很吃力。 lǎo rén ná zhè me zhòng de dōng xi zhēn de hěn chī lì. - It's really strenuous for the old man to carry such heavy things.
他一边工作一边感到吃力。 tā yī biān gōng zuò yī biān gǎn dào chī lì. - He feels strained while working.
她吃力地爬上了陡峭的山坡。 tā chī lì de pá shàng le dǒu qiáo de shān pō. - She struggled to climb up the steep hill.
Characters
吃 chī - to eat | HSK 1
力 lì - physical strength; (Physics) force |