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吃力
chī​lì HSK5

strenuous

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 吃力不讨好 chī​lì​bù​tǎo​hǎo thankless task
    To put in a lot of hard work only to get no appreciation or even face criticism; strenuous and unrewarding.