吃力 chīlì▶ Berkeringat

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Berusaha untuk
• 力求berjuang untuk
• 动力kekuatan, motivasi
• 势力Kekuatan; kekuasaan
• 吃苦Kesulitan; penderitaan
• 威力kekuatan

吃力 is pronounced chīlì and means “Berkeringat”. 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.