吃力
chī lì
Meaning
- to entail strenuous effort
- to toil at a task
- strenuous
- laborious
- strain
Example sentences
汤姆吃力地去碰脚趾。
湯姆喫力地去碰腳趾。
tāng mǔ chī lì dì qù pèng jiǎo zhǐ。
Tom struggled to touch his toes.
真叫做看人挑担不吃力，我和你换一换好吗？
真叫做看人挑擔不喫力，我和你換一換好嗎？
zhēn jiào zuò kàn rén tiāo dàn bù chī lì， wǒ hé nǐ huàn yī huàn hǎo ma？
You're really watching others carry the load without feeling the strain yourself. Shall we switch?