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吃力

chī lì

HSK 3.0 · 5HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

chī lì · hek3 lik6 (Jyutping)

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

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

吃

Meaning
eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
Radical
口
Strokes
6
Components
⿰口乞
Cangjie
RON
Four-corner
6801.7

力

Meaning
power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
Radical
力
Strokes
2
Components
⿻丿?
Cangjie
KS
Four-corner
4002.7

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