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累
lèi
1.
tired
2.
weary
3.
to strain
4.
to wear out
5.
to work hard
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
劳累
láolèi
tired
受累
shòulěi
to get dragged into
受累
shòulèi
to be put to a lot of trouble
墨累
Mòlèi
Murray (name)
多累
duōlèi
I have troubled you
带累
dàilèi
to get someone involved in one's trouble
拖累
tuōlěi
to encumber
牵累
qiānlèi
to weigh down
疲累
pílèi
tired
积累
jīlěi
to accumulate
累垮
lèikuǎ
to collapse
累坠
léizhuì
variant of [[累贅|累赘<léizhuì>]]
累坏
lèihuài
to become exhausted
累心
lèixīn
taxing (mentally or emotionally)
累犯
lěifàn
repeated offender
累积
lěijī
to accumulate
累累
léiléi
clusters of
累累
lěilěi
again and again
累累
lèilèi
tired
累计
lěijì
to accumulate
Example Sentences (10)
我最近眼睛总是跳，大夫说是因为我长时间看电脑，眼睛太累。
Wǒ zuìjìn yǎnjing zǒng shì tiào, dàifu shuō shì yīnwèi wǒ cháng shíjiān kàn diànnǎo, yǎnjing tài lèi.
Recently my eye keeps twitching. The doctor said it's because I look at the computer for a long time and my eyes are too tired.
Text 3
长时间坐在电脑前面工作，眼睛很容易累。最好是每过一小时就休息休息，然后再开始工作。
Cháng shíjiān zuò zài diànnǎo qiánmiàn gōngzuò, yǎnjing hěn róngyì lèi. Zuì hǎo shì měi guò yī xiǎoshí jiù xiūxi xiūxi, ránhòu zài kāishǐ gōngzuò.
Working in front of a computer for a long time makes your eyes tire easily. It's best to take a break every hour, then start working again.
Text 3
这两天有点儿累，不去打球了。
Zhè liǎng tiān yǒu diǎnr lèi, bù qù dǎ qiú le.
I've been a bit tired these past two days; I'm not going to play ball.
Text 3
这可能是因为工作太忙，忙得没时间跟别人见面，累得不愿意和别人多说话。
Zhè kěnéng shì yīnwèi gōngzuò tài máng, máng de méi shíjiān gēn bié rén jiànmiàn, lèi de bú yuànyì hé bié rén duō shuōhuà.
This may be because work is too busy, so busy that there's no time to meet others, and so tired that they don't want to talk much with others.
Text 4
我喝茶，茶是我的最爱。天冷了或者工作累了的时候，喝杯热茶会很舒服。
Wǒ hē chá, chá shì wǒ de zuì'ài. Tiān lěng le huòzhě gōngzuò lèi le de shíhou, hē bēi rè chá huì hěn shūfu.
I drink tea; tea is my favorite. When it's cold or when I'm tired from work, a cup of hot tea is very comforting.
Text 4
做这个工作有点儿累，需要经常去外地。你家人同意吗？
Zuò zhège gōngzuò yǒu diǎnr lèi, xūyào jīngcháng qù wàidì. Nǐ jiārén tóngyì ma?
This job is a bit tiring and requires frequent trips out of town. Does your family agree?
Text 3
我也这么想。如果我带着热情去做自己喜欢的工作，就不会感到累。不过，现在什么东西都那么贵，生活压力太大了，没有钱也不会过得幸福呀！
Wǒ yě zhème xiǎng. Rúguǒ wǒ dài zhe rèqíng qù zuò zìjǐ xǐhuan de gōngzuò, jiù bú huì gǎndào lèi. Bùguò, xiànzài shénme dōngxi dōu nàme guì, shēnghuó yālì tài dà le, méiyǒu qián yě bú huì guò de xìngfú ya!
I think so too. If I do the work I like with enthusiasm, I won’t feel tired. But now everything is so expensive, life is too stressful, and without money you still won’t live happily!
Text 3
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- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 2
- Character Frequency Rank
- 1,322
- Word Frequency Rank
- 2,241 of 84,292