费 fèi
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- Made of
- 弗 not, negative 贝 sea shell
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
费力
fèilì
to require effort; strenuous
Characters in this word
力 lì
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 在高海拔地区铺设管道，运输材料比施工本身更费力。 Zài gāo hǎibá dìqū pūshè guǎndào, yùnshū cáiliào bǐ shīgōng běnshēn gèng fèilì. When laying pipelines in high-altitude areas, transporting materials is more strenuous than the construction itself.
- 搬这么重的箱子真费力，我们找人帮忙吧。 Bān zhème zhòng de xiāngzi zhēn fèilì, wǒmen zhǎo rén bāngmáng ba. Moving such a heavy box is really hard work, so let's find someone to help.
- 她费力地推着自行车，爬上了长长的坡。 Tā fèilì de tuī zhe zìxíngchē, pá shàng le cháng cháng de pō. She pushed her bicycle with great effort up the long slope.
Related words
- 费 fèi fee
- 费用 fèiyòng expenses; cost
- 交费 jiāofèi to pay a fee
- 浪费 làngfèi to waste
- 收费 shōufèi to charge a fee
- 消费 xiāofèi to spend; consumption
- 学费 xuéfèi tuition fee
- 免费 miǎnfèi free of charge
- 经费 jīngfèi funds
- 消费者 xiāofèizhě consumer
- 费劲 fèijìn to take effort; strenuous
- 公费 gōngfèi public expense; state-funded