Meaning of 九牛二虎之力
九牛二虎之力 means tremendous effort; Herculean strength; the strength of nine oxen and two tigers. Pronounced jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì.
- tremendous effort; Herculean strength; the strength of nine oxen and two tigers
Definitions & Examples
Wǒ我
men们
fèi费
le了
jiǔ九
niú牛
èr二
hǔ虎
zhī之
lì力
，
zhōng终
yú于
bǎ把
zhè这
kuài块
dà大
shí石
tou头
bān搬
kāi开
le了
。
We put in tremendous effort and finally managed to move this big rock.
Tā他
huā花
le了
jiǔ九
niú牛
èr二
hǔ虎
zhī之
lì力
cái才
shuō说
fú服
fù父
mǔ母
ràng让
tā他
chū出
guó国
liú留
xué学
。
It took a Herculean effort for him to persuade his parents to let him study abroad.
Xué学
hǎo好
yī一
mén门
wài外
yǔ语
，
què确
shí实
xū需
yào要
xià下
jiǔ九
niú牛
èr二
hǔ虎
zhī之
lì力
。
Learning a foreign language well truly requires tremendous effort.
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