费力 fèi lì — to require effort; strenuous; laborious

费力
fèi lì

Characters: 费 · 力

Definitions

  1. to require effort; strenuous; laborious

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. to expend a great deal of effort

ExtDict

  1. 耗费力量：～劳心｜他有气喘病，说话很～。

Examples

  • 年纪大了，爬楼梯越来越费力。

    As he gets older, climbing stairs becomes more and more of an effort.

  • 这个锁锈住了，开起来很费力。

    The lock has rusted shut and takes a lot of effort to open.