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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- lei4
- English meanings
- tire, build by piling up, pile up, strain, weary, toil, accumulate, involve, tired, burthen, work hard, accumulation, fatigued, wear out
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 田; bottom 糸.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
to rein in
rampart; stack
tear
piled up; upright
measure word (kinds)
bud
thunder
Example sentences
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- 01
I'm very tired today.
- 02
After running around all day, I'm exhausted.
- 03
Don't push yourself too hard.
- 04
He was so tired he fell asleep.
- 05
gōngzuò工作lèi累，dàn但hěn很chōngshí充实。
The work is tiring but fulfilling.
- 06
Are you tired?
Related words
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- 劳累
- 拖累
- 积累
- 累积
- 累计