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  • 1

    adj.be a strain; entail much effort; painstaking; strenuous; arduous

    • zhè gōng zuò duì tā lái shuō tài chī jìn le

      工作吃劲

      The work was too much for him.

    • tā tiāo jīn yě bù chī jìn

      200吃劲

      He can carry 200 jin on a pole without straining himself.

    • tā tiāo zhòng de dōng xi yě bù chī jìn

      东西吃劲

      He can carry the heavy things without straining himself.

  • 2

    adj.important/relevant

    • zhè duì wǒ men hěn chī jìn

      我们吃劲

      This is important for us.

    • chī jìn de dì fang

      吃劲地方

      important place

    • zhè fèn gōng zuò duì tā hěn chī jìn

      工作吃劲

      This work is important for him.

  • 3

    v.bear/support the weight (of); sustain weight

    • zhè gēn zhù zi bù dà néng chī jìn

      柱子吃劲

      This pillar cannot bear much weight.

    • zhè gēn shéng zi méi yǒu chī jìn

      绳子没有吃劲

      This rope doesn't take any strain.

    • tā néng chī jìn jīn

      吃劲200

      He can bear 200 Jin.