吃力 chīlì▶ Sudoroso

Stroke order

吃力 is written in 8 strokes across 2 characters.

• 吃 — 6 strokes
• 力 — 2 strokes

Senses

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

Related words

• 力争Esforzarse por
• 力求esforzarse por
• 动力poder, motivación
• 势力Poder; Potencia
• 吃苦Dificultad, penuria
• 威力poder

吃力 is pronounced chīlì and means “Sudoroso”. It is part of the HSK 6 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 吃力 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.