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累

lěi · lei/lèi · lei/léi · lei/Léi · lei

Traditional 纍

HSK 1Old HSK 2

Meaning

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lěi 累

  1. to accumulate
  2. to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. [lèi])
  3. continuous
  4. repeated

lèi 累

  1. tired
  2. weary
  3. to strain
  4. to wear out
  5. to work hard

léi 纍

  1. rope
  2. to bind together
  3. to twist around

Léi 纍

  1. surname Lei
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In a conversation

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Twenty thousand steps

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)看起来(kànqǐlai)很(hěn)累(lèi)。

    You look so tired today.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)走(zǒu)了(le)两万(liǎngwàn)步(bù)。

    I walked twenty thousand steps yesterday.

  3. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)走(zǒu)那么(nàme)多(duō)？

    Why so many?

  4. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)手表(shǒubiǎo)说(shuō)，走满(zǒumǎn)两万(liǎngwàn)步(bù)有(yǒu)奖(jiǎng)。

    My watch said a full twenty thousand steps gets a prize.

  5. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)什么(shénme)奖(jiǎng)？

    What was the prize?

  6. Dengdeng

    手表(shǒubiǎo)说(shuō)太棒了(tàibàngle)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)更(gèng)累(lèi)了(le)。

    The watch said great job, but now I'm even more tired.

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2 examples
01

某(mǒu)天(tiān)晚(wǎn)上(shang)，他(tā)又(yòu)累(lèi)又(yòu)沮(jǔ)丧(sàng)地(de)回(huí)到(dào)了(le)家(jiā)。

One night he came home very tired and sad.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)看(kàn)起(qǐ)来(lái)累(lèi)了(le)。你(nǐ)该(gāi)歇(xiē)息(xi)一(yí)会(huì)儿(r)了(le)。

You look tired. You should rest a little.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Leolaaziano · English by Narda · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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