累

lèi

tired; weary; to strain

adjectiveverb HSK 3.0 · Band 2

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累

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累
  • 积累jīlěito accumulateB4
  • 劳累láolèitiredB7
  • 累赘léizhuisuperfluousB7
  • 累计lěijìto calculate the running totalB7
  • 累积lěijīto accumulateB7
  • 拖累tuōlěito encumberB7

See it in sentences

我今天很累。

I am really tired today.

工作了一天很累。

I worked all day and I am tired.