声嘶力竭 shēng sī lì jié

to shout oneself hoarse (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 30146th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to shout oneself hoarse (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
声 shēng HSK 3
sound; voice; noise
嘶 sī
hiss; neigh
力 lì HSK 3
strength; force; power
竭 jié HSK 6
to exhaust