熬心费力 — “To expend great mental and physical effort”
熬心费力 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to expend great mental and physical effort”. To rack one's brains and toil. Literally, “To strain one's mind and exert one's strength”.
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熬心费力 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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为了完成这个精巧的模型，他真是熬心费力，花费了无数个日夜。
To complete this delicate model, he truly expended great mental and physical effort, spending countless days and nights.
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- áo熬jiāng姜xiā呷cù醋endure a life of hardship and poverty
- áo熬gēng更shǒu守yè夜stay up late or work through the night
- áo熬kū枯shòu受dàn淡endure a simple and meager existence
- áo熬yóu油fèi费huǒ火toil diligently day and night
- áo熬qīng清shòu受dàn淡endure an austere and simple life
- áo熬qīng清shǒu守dàn淡endure an austere and simple life
- áo熬qīng清shǒu守tán谈endure an austere and quiet life
- áo熬cháng肠guā刮dù肚live in extreme frugality
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Open the tool →Questions about 熬心费力
What does 熬心费力 mean?
熬心费力 (áo xīn fèi lì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to expend great mental and physical effort”.
How do you pronounce 熬心费力?
熬心费力 is pronounced áo xīn fèi lì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 熬心费力 literally mean?
Literally, 熬心费力 means “to strain one's mind and exert one's strength”. It is used to mean “to expend great mental and physical effort”.
What is the Chinese definition of 熬心费力?
耗费心神和气力。