HSK 6 vocabulary › 吃力
吃力
吃力 in English: to entail strenuous effort; to toil at a task
chī lì
to entail strenuous effort; to toil at a task
How to pronounce 吃力
chī lì (without tone marks: chi li). chī is a first (high, level) tone; lì is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 吃力
吃 chī
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy
力 lì
power; force; strength
power; force; strength
Related words
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume | HSK 1 |
| 好吃 | hǎo chī | tasty; delicious | HSK 2 |
| 努力 | nǔ lì | to make an effort; to try hard | HSK 3 |
| 吃惊 | chī jīng | to be startled; to be shocked | HSK 4 |
| 小吃 | xiǎo chī | snack; refreshments | HSK 4 |
| 力气 | lì qi | strength | HSK 4 |
| 能力 | néng lì | capability; ability | HSK 4 |
| 巧克力 | qiǎo kè lì | chocolate (loanword) | HSK 4 |
| 压力 | yā lì | pressure | HSK 4 |
| 吃亏 | chī kuī | to suffer losses; to come to grief | HSK 5 |