吃力 (chī lì) — (of a task) strenuous, laborious, requiring great effort; (of a person) exhausted, drained, struggling
Definition
吃力 describes a TASK as strenuous or a PERSON as struggling/exhausted by it. Lighter than 疲惫 (deeply drained); a verb phrase where 费劲 is also a verb meaning the same thing.
adjective
(of a task) strenuouslaboriousrequiring great effort(of a person) exhausteddrainedstruggling
Examples
- 吃力。Xué zhōng wén duì tā yì diǎn r bù chī lì.Learning Chinese is not at all difficult for him.
- 吃力，。Zhè jiàn gōng zuò tài chī lì le, wǒ kuài shòu bù liǎo le.This job is too strenuous; I can't handle it anymore.
- ，吃力。Zǒu le zhè me cháng de lù, wǒ gǎn dào hěn chī lì.After walking such a long road, I feel exhausted.
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