吃力 Traditional form: 吃力 Pinyin (reading): chīlì Definitions: to entail strenuous effort to toil at a task strenuous laborious strain Characters: 吃 - to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear 力 - strength, power; capability, influence Traditional characters: 吃 - to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear 力 - strength, power; capability, influence