费力 (費力)
fèi lì
Pinyin

Definition

费力 (費力)
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fèi lì
  1. to expend a great deal of effort

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

力
Lì
  1. 1 surname Li
力量
lì liang
  1. 1 power
  2. 2 force
  3. 3 strength
努力
nǔ lì
  1. 1 great effort
  2. 2 to strive
  3. 3 to try hard
压力
yā lì
  1. 1 pressure
实力
shí lì
  1. 1 strength

Idioms (20)

不遗余力
bù yí yú lì
  1. 1 to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
  1. 1 tremendous strength (idiom)
力不胜任
lì bù shèng rèn
  1. 1 not to be up to the task (idiom)
  2. 2 incompetent
力不从心
lì bù cóng xīn
  1. 1 less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish
  2. 2 the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
力所能及
lì suǒ néng jí
  1. 1 as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability
  2. 2 within one's powers

Sample Sentences

全部放进去，千万别客气，加点水，别忘了盖上盖子，免得营养外泄，豆芽满天飞。最后轻轻一按，不用压、不用扶，不用费力更不让您费心。
quánbù fàng jìnqù ，qiānwàn bié kèqi ，jiādiǎn shuǐ ，bié wàng le gàishàng gàizi ，miǎnde yíngyǎng wàixiè ，dòuyá mǎntiānfēi 。zuìhòu qīngqīng yī àn ，bùyòng yā 、bùyòng fú ，bùyòng fèilì gèng bù ràng nín fèixīn 。
Put it all in, don't be polite about it whatever you do. Then add a little water and remember to put the cover on, to prevent the nutrition from the beans and vegetables from flying everywhere. Then you just press lightly. You don't need to press, you don't need to hold anything up, you don't need to put any thought or effort into it whatsoever.
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说得得倒是轻巧，听着感觉毫不费力，增加每天的学习时间就算了，二十四个小时都已经不够用了，提高效率倒是可行，说说，怎么提高效率？
shuōde de dàoshì qīngqiǎo ，tīng zhe gǎnjué háobù fèilì ，zēngjiā měitiān de xuéxí shíjiān jiù suànle ，èrshísì gè xiǎoshí dōu yǐjīng bù gòuyòng le ，tígāo xiàolǜ dàoshì kěxíng ，shuō shuo ，zěnme tígāo xiàolǜ ？
It's easy to say, like it is that simple. I can forget adding time to the amount of study time each day, as 24 hours a day is already insufficient. Raising efficiency sounds realizable, however, tell me, how do you raise efficiency?
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还秘诀呢，你倒是也搬一次家试试呀，劳神费力，晚上一回到家我就倒在沙发上起不来了。
hái mìjué ne ，nǐ dàoshi yě bān yīcì jiā shì shì ya ，láoshén fèilì ，wǎnshang yī huídào jiā wǒ jiù dǎo zài shāfā shàng qǐ bù lái le 。
What secret? Try moving house yourself.., drains the mind and energy. At night when I return home I just fall on my sofa unable to get up.
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哎！白费力气了！我去外面找个工人装。
āi ！bái fèi lìqi le ！wǒ qù wàimian zhǎo gè gōngrén zhuāng 。
Agh! We wasted our energy! I'm going out to find someone to build it for us.
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