# 吃力 (chīlì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 吃力 (chīlì) means “strenuous; laborious”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: strenuous; laborious
- Pinyin: chīlì (chi1 li4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 搬这个沉重的箱子很吃力。
  Bān zhège chénzhòng de xiāngzi hěn chīlì.
  Moving this heavy box is very strenuous.

## Characters

- [吃](https://hanziro.com/word/chi-eat/) (chī): to eat
- [力](https://hanziro.com/word/li-strength/) (lì): strength; power

https://hanziro.com/word/chi-li-strenuous/

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