Meaning
cumbersome; accumulate; implicate; tired
Chinese: 劳累、疲累;也读 lěi,指积累、连累。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “lei” becomes a different word in each tone. 累 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 积累jī lěito accumulate; accumulation; cumulative; cumulatively
- 累积lěi jīto accumulate
- 拖累tuō lěito encumber; to be a burden on; to implicate
- 劳累láo lèitired; exhausted; worn out; to toil
- 累计lěi jìto calculate the running total; cumulative; the total; in total
Example Sentence
跑了一天，我感到很累。Pǎo le yì tiān, wǒ gǎn dào hěn lèi.After running around all day, I feel very tired.
跑Pǎo(of an animal) to paw (the了le(completed action)一yìone天tiānday，我wǒI感到gǎn dàoto feel很hěnvery累lèito accumulate。