painstaking effort; mental and physical energy
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
painstaking effort; mental and physical energy; labor
Describes the dedicated mental and physical effort invested in an undertaking, often implying long-term commitment and hard work. Commonly used with verbs like 花费, 耗费, 倾注, and 耗尽.
Wán完
chéng成
zhè这
xiàng项
gōng工
chéng程
huā花
fèi费
le了
tā他
dà大
liàng量
de的
xīn心
xuè血
。
Completing this project cost him a great deal of painstaking effort.
Wèi为
le了
xiě写
hǎo好
zhè这
běn本
shū书
，
tā他
hào耗
jìn尽
le了
bì毕
shēng生
de的
xīn心
xuè血
。
In order to write this book well, he exhausted his lifelong efforts.
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Zhè这
zuò座
bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
níng凝
jù聚
le了
tā他
bì毕
shēng生
de的
xīn心
xuè血
。
This museum embodies his lifelong dedication.
Fù父
mǔ母
men们
fèi费
jìn尽
xīn心
xuè血
péi培
yǎng养
zǐ子
nǚ女
。
Parents put painstaking effort into raising their children.