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费力劳心
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费力劳心

费力劳心 — “To expend great physical and mental effort”

费力劳心 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to expend great physical and mental effort”. To go to great pains and trouble oneself with a task. Literally, “Expend effort and trouble one's mind”.

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费力劳心 Pronunciation and Pinyin

费力劳心 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
费
fèi9spend, cost, or fee
力
lì2physical strength or power
劳
láo8work, labor, effort
心
xīn4heart, mind, core

Example Sentence with 费力劳心

为了顺利完成这个项目,团队成员们都费力劳心地付出了很多。
To successfully complete this project, the team members all expended great physical and mental effort.

Idioms Related to 费力劳心

Synonyms of 费力劳心

  • fèi费xīn心láo劳lì力expend great mental and physical effort

More idioms starting with 费

  • fèi费lì力bù不tǎo讨hǎo好thankless effort
  • fèi费lì力láo劳shén神expend effort and tax one's spirit
  • fèi费jìn尽xīn心si思rack one's brains
  • fèi费jìn尽xīn心jī机rack one's brains to scheme
  • fèi费shé舌láo劳chún唇waste breath talking in vain
  • fèi费cái财láo劳mín民waste money and trouble people

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Questions about 费力劳心

What does 费力劳心 mean?

费力劳心 (fèi lì láo xīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to expend great physical and mental effort”.

How do you pronounce 费力劳心?

费力劳心 is pronounced fèi lì láo xīn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 费力劳心 literally mean?

Literally, 费力劳心 means “Expend effort and trouble one's mind”. It is used to mean “to expend great physical and mental effort”.

What is the Chinese definition of 费力劳心?

耗费气力和心思。

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