mentally exhausting; troublesome
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Meanings
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to cause mental exhaustion; to be mentally taxing
informalA colloquial expression describing someone or something that drains one's mental energy or requires constant attention and effort. Often used to describe mischievous children or complicated tasks.
Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
gòu够
dà大
rén人
táo淘
shén神
de的
。
This child is quite a handful for the adults.
Zhào照
gù顾
shēng生
bìng病
de的
lǎo老
rén人
zhēn真
táo淘
shén神
。
Taking care of sick elderly people is really mentally exhausting.
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Chǔ处
lǐ理
zhè这
xiē些
suǒ琐
suì碎
de的
shì事
qíng情
tài太
táo淘
shén神
le了
。
Dealing with these trivial matters is too mentally draining.