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Expression Profile · chi-li-bu-tao-hao
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吃力不讨好

chī lì bù tǎo hǎo
📊 Corpus Indexed: 2 clips
💡 Meaning:

Common spoken expression used by native Chinese speakers in daily life.

Spoken Idiom
Grammar Pattern: 📐 是...的 →

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你后面再往下写的话 会吃力不讨好
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你后面再往下写的话 会 吃力不讨好

(我生怕以后 如果他还是这么针对你) ── Previous context

“it'll be thankless for you to keep writing later.”

《爱情没有神话》 · 12:50
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可是挺吃力不讨好的
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可是挺 吃力不讨好 的

(我们学校的学生会) ── Previous context

“is pretty thankless work.”

《我的妈妈是校花》 · 27:39
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