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卖力

mài lì · mai li

Traditional 賣力

Meaning

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  1. to work hard
  2. to do one's very best
  3. to throw oneself into the task at hand
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Moving day

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)搬家(bānjiā)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)卖力(màilì)？

    Dengdeng, why are you working so hard at moving today?

  2. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)搬完(bānwán)有(yǒu)火锅(huǒguō)吃(chī)。

    Because there is hotpot after we finish moving.

  3. Liangliang

    难怪(nánguài)，你(nǐ)搬(bān)得(de)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)还(hái)卖力(màilì)。

    No wonder you move even harder than me.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)搬(bān)了(le)几个(jǐge)箱子(xiāngzi)？

    How many boxes did you move?

  5. Liangliang

    两个(liǎnggè)。你(nǐ)呢(ne)？

    Two. And you?

  6. Dengdeng

    十个(shígè)！火锅(huǒguō)就是(jiùshì)我(wǒ)的(de)动力(dònglì)。

    Ten! Hotpot is my motivation.

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In a sentence

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01

他(tā)工(gōng)作(zuò)很(hěn)卖(mài)力(lì)，经(jīng)常(cháng)加(jiā)班(bān)到(dào)很(hěn)晚(wǎn)。

He works very hard and often works overtime until late.

02

为(wèi)了(le)赢(yíng)得(dé)比(bǐ)赛(sài)，队(duì)员(yuán)们(men)都(dōu)非(fēi)常(cháng)卖(mài)力(lì)地(de)训(xùn)练(liàn)。

In order to win the competition, the team members all trained very hard.

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