吃力 (chīlì) — strenuous, taxing; to be a strain (爬得很吃力

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞

吃力 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)

吃力＝吃＋力

ㄔㄌㄧˋ · chīlì

adjective — strenuous, taxing; to be a strain (爬得很吃力 — a hard climb)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

吃to take on, to bear (吃)chī

力strength, effort (力氣)lì

吃力，吃飯的吃，力氣的力。