mental and physical effort; mind and strength
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mental and physical effort; mind and strength; heart and energy
Often used in idioms to describe exhaustion or dedication. The phrase 心力交瘁 describes a state where both mental and physical strength are completely drained.
Tā他
wèi为
zhè这
xiàng项
gōng工
zuò作
dān殚
jīng精
jié竭
lǜ虑
，
fèi费
jìn尽
le了
xīn心
lì力
。
He exhausted all his mental and physical energy racking his brains over this project.
Zhào照
gù顾
zhòng重
bìng病
de的
mǔ母
qīn亲
ràng让
tā她
xīn心
lì力
jiāo交
cuì瘁
。
Caring for her seriously ill mother has left her both mentally and physically exhausted.
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Zhǐ只
yào要
wǒ我
men们
jié竭
jìn尽
xīn心
lì力
，
jiù就
yí一
dìng定
néng能
chéng成
gōng功
。
As long as we exhaust our heart and strength, we will certainly succeed.
Zhè这
xiàng项
gōng工
zuò作
bù不
xū需
yào要
tài太
duō多
tǐ体
lì力
，
dàn但
xū需
yào要
hào耗
fèi费
dà大
liàng量
xīn心
lì力
。
This job doesn't require much physical strength, but it consumes a great amount of mental effort.