Dictionary/吃力

吃力

吃力 chī lì

ㄔ ㄌㄧˋ
AdjHSK 5TOCFL L5core 10k
1to entail strenuous effort
2to toil at a task
3strenuous
4laborious
5strain

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Example

tāng汤mǔ姆chī lì吃力de地qù去pèng碰jiǎo脚zhǐ趾。
汤姆吃力地去碰脚趾。
Tom struggled to touch his toes.