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吃力

chī lì

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Stative verb

吃力 (chī lì) is a Chinese word meaning “to entail strenuous effort”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to entail strenuous effort
  2. to toil at a task
  3. strenuous
  4. laborious
  5. strain

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Example

這個工作做起來有點吃力。

This work is a bit strenuous to do.

Related words at this level

乘坐吃驚吃苦吃虧持尺寸遲早翅膀

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).