吃力不讨好

chī lì bù tǎo hǎo

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Definitions

  1. 1. arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding

Child Words of 吃力不讨好

不
bù

no; not so

力
lì

power

吃
chī

to eat

吃力
chī lì

to entail strenuous effort

好
hǎo

good

好
hào

to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to

讨
tǎo

to invite

讨好
tǎo hǎo

to get the desired outcome