demanding; requiring great skill and effort
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be demanding; to require great skill and effort
informalOften used to describe tasks, roles, or work that are technically challenging or physically/mentally taxing. Similar to 'requires work'.
Zài在
《
Tiāo挑
Huá滑
Chē车
》
lǐ里
yǎn演
Gāo高
Chǒng宠
kě可
bù不
róng容
yì易
，
nà那
shì是
gè个
chī吃
gōng功
fu夫
de的
jué角
sè色
。
Playing the role of Gao Chong in "Picking the Slippery Cart" is not easy; it's a very demanding role.
Xiū修
fù复
zhè这
jiàn件
gǔ古
dǒng董
cí瓷
qì器
kě可
chī吃
gōng功
fu夫
le了
。
Restoring this antique porcelain piece really requires a lot of skill and effort.
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Xué学
biān编
chéng程
kāi开
tóu头
róng容
yì易
，
dàn但
xiǎng想
jīng精
tōng通
jiù就
chī吃
gōng功
fu夫
le了
。
Learning programming is easy at the start, but mastering it becomes very demanding.