費力

费力
fèilì
to expend a great deal of effort

CEDICT

  1. (intransitive) to need or exert great effort; to strain; to be strenuous
  2. to need or exert great effort; to strain; to be strenuous

Wiktionary

耗費精力或體力。

重編國語辭典

耗費精力或體力

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 費 fèi
  1. to cost
  2. to spend
  3. fee
  4. wasteful
  5. expenses
2 力 lì
  1. power
  2. force
  3. strength
  4. ability
  5. strenuously

Containing this entry

毫不費力 háobùfèilì
  1. effortless
  2. not expending the slightest effort
費力不討好 fèilìbùtǎohǎo arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
費力把事拖 fèilìbǎshìtuō
勞神費力 láoshénfèilì