累 lèi — tired, worn out

Meanings

1. 1

   tired, worn out

   Tired. As a change of state it very often carries 了 — 我累了 "I’m tired now" — and the natural follow-up is 休息一下.

   adjective

Character breakdown

• 累

  lèi (fourth tone, falling) lěi (third tone, dipping)

  (lèi) tired, weary; to tire out, to wear out; (lěi) to accumulate, to pile up

  11 strokes⿱田糸Radical 糸

Example sentences

• 我今天很累。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) jīntiān (first tone, high and level) hěn (third tone, dipping) lèi. (fourth tone, falling)···

  I’m very tired today.

• 你累了就休息一下。Nǐ (third tone, dipping) lèi (fourth tone, falling) le (neutral tone) jiù (fourth tone, falling) xiūxi (first tone, high and level) yíxià. (second tone, rising)···

  If you’re tired, take a break.

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