卖力 (mài lì) — to spare no effort, to work hard
Definition
卖力 means working hard with visible, energetic effort — often for someone else's benefit or to win approval. As a verb-object phrase it can also mean 'work as a laborer'.
verb
to spare no effortto work hard
Examples
- 卖力。Tā zuò shì zǒng shì hěn mài lì.He always works very hard in everything he does.
- ，。Wèi le wán chéng zhè ge xiàng mù, tā mài le bù shǎo lì.To complete this project, he put in a lot of effort.
- 卖力，。Tā mài lì dì gōng zuò, zhōng yú dé dào le lǎo bǎn de rèn kě.He worked hard and finally got the boss's approval.
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