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费力

费力 (fèi lì): Strenuous (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

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费力 consists of 2 characters.

to spend, to cost; expenses, fees

strength, power, force

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Pinyinfèi lì

MeaningStrenuous

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word费力

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3.

How to Use 费力 in Sentences

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Verb + Objectwith力气

fèi费

lì力

qi气

neutral

expend effort

Adverb + Adjectivewith很

hěn很

fèi费

lì力

neutral

very laborious

Adverb + Verbwith做

fèi费

lì力

de地

zuò做

Idiomwith不讨好

fèi费

lì力

bù不

tǎo讨

hǎo好

4.

Example Sentences with 费力

wǒ我

fèi费

lì力

dì地

bān搬

xiāng箱

zi子

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 费力.

Words with 费

免费miǎn fèiHSK 4
学费xué fèiHSK 4
收费shōu fèiHSK 4
浪费làng fèiHSK 4
费用fèi yòngHSK 4
消费xiāo fèiHSK 5
花费huā fèiHSK 5
话费huà fèiHSK 5

Words with 力

努力nǔ lìHSK 3
力气lì qiHSK 4
压力yā lìHSK 4
听力tīng lìHSK 4
能力néng lìHSK 4
巧克力qiǎo kè lìHSK 4
人力rén lìHSK 5
体力

neutral

do something with effort

informal

Spoken

laborious but unrewarding

。

I moved the box with effort.

Bān搬

dòng动

zhè这

ge个

chén沉

zhòng重

de的

xiāng箱

zi子

fēi非

cháng常

fèi费

lì力

。

Moving this heavy box is very strenuous.

zài在

qí崎

qū岖

de的

shān山

lù路

shang上

xíng行

zǒu走

，

què确

shí实

fēi非

cháng常

fèi费

lì力

。

Walking on rugged mountain roads is indeed very strenuous.

lǐ理

jiě解

zhè这

ge个

shēn深

ào奥

de的

zhé哲

xué学

lǐ理

lùn论

，

xū需

yào要

fèi费

lì力

dì地

sī思

kǎo考

。

Understanding this profound philosophical theory requires strenuous thinking.

xué学

xí习

xīn新

yǔ语

yán言

hěn很

fèi费

lì力

，

dàn但

hěn很

yǒu有

qù趣

。

Learning a new language is laborious but interesting.

nǐ你

fèi费

lì力

dì地

zhǔn准

bèi备

zhè这

cì次

yǎn演

jiǎng讲

，

shì是

wèi为

le了

shén什

me么

mù目

biāo标

ne呢

？

What goal are you striving for by preparing this speech so strenuously?

tā他

bìng并

bú不

fèi费

lì力

jiù就

jiě解

jué决

le了

nà那

ge个

kàn看

sì似

fù复

zá杂

de的

shù数

xué学

tí题

。

He solved that seemingly complex math problem without much strenuous effort.

tā他

fèi费

lì力

dì地

jiě解

shì释

zhè这

ge个

fù复

zá杂

de的

gài概

niàn念

，

xī希

wàng望

wǒ我

men们

néng能

lǐ理

jiě解

。

He painstakingly explained the complex concept, hoping we could understand.

suī虽

rán然

guò过

chéng程

fèi费

lì力

，

dàn但

zuì最

zhōng终

de的

chéng成

gōng功

ràng让

tā他

gǎn感

dào到

wú无

bǐ比

xīn欣

wèi慰

。

Although the process was strenuous, the ultimate success brought him immense satisfaction.

tǐ lì

HSK 5