lěi

tired; fatigued

HSK 1

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2Readings & Meanings

  • lěito accumulate; to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. [lèi]); continuous
  • lèitired; weary; to strain
  • Léisurname Lei
  • léirope; to bind together; to twist around

3Structure

Top-bottom structure上下结构

is built from 2 parts.

4Common Words with

劳累láo léi

tired; exhausted; worn out

积累jī léi

to accumulate; to gather

日积月累rì jī yuè léi

to accumulate over time; day by day

连累lián léi

to implicate; to involve

lěi / lèi / Léi / léiHSK 1

tired; fatigued (when pronounced lèi)

事危累卵shì wēi lěi luǎn

lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture

5Example Sentences

我今天工作很累。

wǒ jīn tiān gōng zuò hěn léi。

I'm very tired from work today.

知识需要日积月累。

zhī shí xū yào rì jī yuè léi。

Knowledge needs to be accumulated over time.

Other Characters Pronounced “lei”