勉力

miǎn lì wéi zhī

勉力为之

exert oneself to the utmost

wǒ men zhèng miǎn lì jì xù zhī fù fèi yòng

我们正勉力继续支付费用。

We're struggling to keep up our costs.

miǎn lì hū xī

勉力呼吸

labored breathing

tā miǎn lì áng shǒu tǐng xiōng bù lǐ huì rén jia de xián yán suì yǔ

她勉力昂首挺胸，不理会人家的闲言碎语。

She managed to hold her head high and ignore what people were saying.