Search the dictionary A Chinese word or character, or English Search 7 entries. chìlì 斥力 repulsion (in electrostatics) chīlì 吃力 to entail strenuous effort tuīchìlì 推斥力 repulsive force chīlǐpáwài 吃里扒外 to work against the interests of sb one derives support from chīlǐpáwài 吃裡扒外 to work against the interests of sb one derives support from chīlìbùtǎohǎo 吃力不讨好 arduous and thankless task (idiom) chīlìbùtǎohǎo 吃力不討好 arduous and thankless task (idiom)