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疲倦

pí juàn · pi juan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to tire
  2. tired
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Too tired to climb

  1. Liangliang

    爬(pá)了(le)一(yī)天(tiān)山(shān)，我(wǒ)好(hǎo)疲倦(píjuàn)。

    I climbed all day. I'm so tired.

  2. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？你(nǐ)看(kàn)起来(qǐlai)一点(yīdiǎn)也(yě)不(bù)疲倦(píjuàn)。

    Really? You don't look tired at all.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)是(shì)因为(yīnwèi)我(wǒ)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)笑(xiào)，其实(qíshí)疲倦(píjuàn)极了(jíle)。

    That's because I keep smiling. Actually I'm exhausted.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)吧(ba)，我们(wǒmen)坐(zuò)缆车(lǎnchē)下山(xiàshān)吧(ba)。

    Okay, let's take the cable car down.

  5. Liangliang

    太(tài)好(hǎo)了(le)！我(wǒ)还(hái)以为(yǐwéi)你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)再(zài)爬(pá)一次(yīcì)。

    Great! I thought you wanted to climb again.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)连(lián)续(xù)工(gōng)作(zuò)十(shí)小(xiǎo)时(shí)后(hòu)感(gǎn)到(dào)非(fēi)常(cháng)疲(pí)倦(juàn)。

After working ten hours straight, he felt extremely tired.

02

长(cháng)途(tú)旅(lǚ)行(xíng)让(ràng)她(tā)疲(pí)倦(juàn)得(de)只(zhǐ)想(xiǎng)睡(shuì)觉(jiào)。

The long journey made her so tired that she just wanted to sleep.

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