费力 (fèi lì) — to expend effort, to be strenuous
Definition
费力 describes a TASK that demands a lot of effort, not the effort itself. Unlike 尽力 ('try one's best') or 力求 ('strive to achieve'), 费力 emphasizes the activity feeling strenuous and draining.
verb
to expend effortto be strenuous
Examples
- 费力。Bān zhè ge xiāng zi hěn fèi lì.Moving this box takes a lot of effort.
- 。Tā fèi le hěn duō lì cái xiū hǎo diàn nǎo.He expended a lot of effort to fix the computer.
- 费力，。Bié fèi lì le, zhè jiàn shì bù zhí dé.Don't bother; this matter isn't worth it.
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