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费力 (fèi lì) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

费力 (fèi lì) is a Chinese word: to take effort. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 费力

动 dòng verb

to take effort

搬这些重箱子很费力。

bān zhè xiē zhòng xiāng zi hěn fèi lì

Moving these heavy boxes takes a lot of effort.

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Word breakdown

费 fèi — to expend, to consume

力 lì — strength, effort

Structure & writing
1 费 fèi — to spend; to expend

费 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.2 贝 bèi — general term for mollusks with shells, such as snails, mussels, and clams
贝 is a component in 50 characters
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Stroke order

2 力 lì — force (physical interaction between objects causing acceleration or deformation)
力 is a component in 32 characters
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力 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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