卖力 (mài lì) — to spare no effort, to work hard

Définition

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

Exemples

  • 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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