What does 吃力 mean in Chinese?
吃力 (chīlì) means to entail strenuous effort.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
吃力
to entail strenuous effort
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to entail strenuous effort
02
to toil at a task
03
strenuous
04
laborious
05
strain
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Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 吃力
How do you pronounce 吃力?
吃力 is pronounced chīlì.
Is 吃力 an HSK word?
吃力 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 吃力?
吃力 is used as a 形容词 (adjective) in Chinese.
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