吃力 chī lì — to entail strenuous effort
chī (first tone, high and level) lì (fourth tone, falling)chi1 li4
to entail strenuous effort
HSK 6· HSK 1–6 (classic)Level 5· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardadjective
Meanings
to entail strenuous effort
to entail strenuous effort; to toil at a task; strenuous; laborious; strain
adjective
Character breakdown
Words containing 吃
- 吃chī (first tone, high and level)to eat
- 吃饭吃飯chī (first tone, high and level) fàn (fourth tone, falling)to have a meal
- 好吃hǎochī (third tone, dipping)tasty, delicious
- 吃惊吃驚chī (first tone, high and level) jīng (first tone, high and level)to be startled
- 大吃一惊大吃一驚dà (fourth tone, falling) chī (first tone, high and level) yī (first tone, high and level) jīng (first tone, high and level)to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled
- 吃亏吃虧chī (first tone, high and level) kuī (first tone, high and level)to suffer losses
- 吃苦chī (first tone, high and level) kǔ (third tone, dipping)to bear
- 口吃kǒu (third tone, dipping) chī (first tone, high and level)to stammer; to stutter
- 吃喝玩乐吃喝玩樂chī (first tone, high and level) hē (first tone, high and level) wán (second tone, rising) lè (fourth tone, falling)to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)
- 吃不上chī (first tone, high and level) bu (neutral tone) shàng (fourth tone, falling)unable to get anything to eat
- 小吃xiǎo (third tone, dipping) chī (first tone, high and level)snack; local delicacy
Words containing 力
- 力lì (fourth tone, falling)power
- 力量lì (fourth tone, falling) liang (neutral tone)power
- 能力nénglì (second tone, rising)ability, capability
- 压力壓力yā (first tone, high and level) lì (fourth tone, falling)pressure
- 努力nǔlì (third tone, dipping)hard-working, diligent; to make an effort
- 权力權力quán (second tone, rising) lì (fourth tone, falling)power
- 实力實力shí (second tone, rising) lì (fourth tone, falling)strength
- 魅力mèi (fourth tone, falling) lì (fourth tone, falling)charm
- 动力動力dòng (fourth tone, falling) lì (fourth tone, falling)power
- 暴力bào (fourth tone, falling) lì (fourth tone, falling)violence
- 巧克力qiǎo (third tone, dipping) kè (fourth tone, falling) lì (fourth tone, falling)chocolate (loanword)
- 全力quán (second tone, rising) lì (fourth tone, falling)with all one's strength
- 活力huó (second tone, rising) lì (fourth tone, falling)energy
- 精力jīng (first tone, high and level) lì (fourth tone, falling)energy
- 电力電力diàn (fourth tone, falling) lì (fourth tone, falling)electrical power
- 潜力潛力qián (second tone, rising) lì (fourth tone, falling)potential
- 有力yǒu (third tone, dipping) lì (fourth tone, falling)powerful
- 尽力盡力jìn (fourth tone, falling) lì (fourth tone, falling)to strive one's hardest