Adj.strenuous; laborious

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Character Breakdown

吃力 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 吃力 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 吃力 with other words naturally.
Verb + Complement
xué
hěn
chī
neutralSpoken
study with great difficulty
gǎn
dào
chī
neutral
feel strenuous
Adverb + Verbwith工作
chī
gōng
zuò
neutral
work strenuously
Adverb + Adjectivewith
hěn
chī
neutral
very strenuous

Example Sentences with 吃力

bān
zhè
ge
xiāng
zi
hěn
chī
I find it very strenuous to move this box.
jiě
zhè
xiē
de
lùn
gài
niàn
duì
lái
shuō
xiāng
dāng
chī
Understanding these complex theoretical concepts is quite strenuous for him.
zài
méi
yǒu
zhuān
gōng
de
qíng
kuàng
xià
xiū
zhè
tái
shì
fǒu
hěn
chī
Is it very laborious to repair this machine without professional tools?
xué
zhōng
wén
yǒu
diǎn
chī
dàn
zhí
zài
He finds learning Chinese a bit challenging, but he keeps trying.
bìng
jué
de
zhè
fèn
bào
gào
xiě
chī
fǎn
ér
zài
zhōng
He doesn't find writing this report laborious at all; on the contrary, he enjoys it.
yào
jiān
gōng
zuò
yòu
yào
zhào
jiā
tíng
zuì
jìn
gǎn
dào
yǒu
xiē
chī
Balancing work and taking care of the family, she has been feeling a bit strained lately.
zhè
xiàng
gōng
zuò
duì
xīn
shǒu
lái
shuō
néng
hěn
chī
yào
gèng
duō
liàn
This task might be quite demanding for beginners and requires more practice.
jǐn
guǎn
rèn
wu
jiān
qiě
shí
jiān
jǐn
dàn
wán
chéng
bìng
chī
Although the task was arduous and time was tight, he completed it without much strain.