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累lèitired

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累 (lèi) means "tired" or "weary," and as a verb "to wear out" or "to work hard." It describes how a person feels after work, study, or exercise, as in 我很累 (I'm very tired) and 累了 (got tired). In this sense it is read with the fourth tone.

What does 累 mean?

  1. 1.

    tiredadjective

  2. 2.

    wearyadjective

  3. 3.

    to wear outverb

What does the character 累 mean?

  • 累tired

How do you use 累?

累 is often followed by 了 for tiredness that has set in, as in 我累了.

Patterns

  • 很 / 太 + 累

    今天太累了。

    Jīntiān tài lèi le.

    I'm so tired today.

What are some examples of 累 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 1

    我今天很累。

    Wǒ jīntiān hěn lèi.

    I'm very tired today.

  2. HSK 1

    你累了吧？

    Nǐ lèi le ba?

    You must be tired, right?

  3. HSK 1

    工作了一天，他很累。

    Gōngzuò le yì tiān, tā hěn lèi.

    After working all day, he is very tired.

How is 累 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你怎么不说话？

    Nǐ zěnme bù shuōhuà?

    Why aren't you talking?

  2. Speaker B:

    我有点儿累，今天上了八个小时的课。

    Wǒ yǒudiǎnr lèi, jīntiān shàng le bā ge xiǎoshí de kè.

    I'm a bit tired. I had eight hours of class today.

  3. Speaker A:

    那你早点儿睡觉吧。

    Nà nǐ zǎo diǎnr shuìjiào ba.

    Then go to bed early.

  4. Speaker B:

    好，我先洗个澡。

    Hǎo, wǒ xiān xǐ ge zǎo.

    OK, I'll take a shower first.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.