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吃力
chī lì
Meaning
- strenuous
- to entail strenuous effort
- laborious
Definition
费劲；困难；需要花费很多力气或精力。
Strenuous; difficult; requiring a lot of effort or energy.
Usage
常用于形容做某事很辛苦，不容易完成，或身体、精神上感到疲劳。可以修饰动词或作为谓语。
Often used to describe doing something that is very tough or hard to accomplish, or feeling physically or mentally exhausted. It can modify verbs or serve as a predicate.
Examples
- 1 他学中文很吃力，因为汉字太难记了。 (He finds learning Chinese very strenuous because Chinese characters are too hard to remember.)
- 2 爬这座山很吃力，我们中途休息了好几次。 (Climbing this mountain is very strenuous; we took several breaks along the way.)
- 3 她吃力地搬起那个大箱子。 (She lifted that big box with great effort.)
- 4 这份工作太吃力了，我打算辞职。 (This job is too exhausting; I plan to quit.)
- 5 老人走路有些吃力，需要搀扶。 (The old man walks with some difficulty and needs support.)
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