累

• 拼音: lèi
• 汉字拆解: 累 = 田 (field) + 糸 (thread, bottom component) — piling up work in the field until exhausted

含义

Tired; exhausted. Describes physical or mental fatigue.

A common adjective for expressing tiredness. Used with degree words: 很累 (very tired), 太累了 (too tired), 累死了 (exhausted, colloquial hyperbole). Can describe both physical and mental fatigue.

例句

1. 今天工作很累。
2. 我好累，想休息。
3. 跑步以后我很累。

用法指南

语境: physical state, everyday

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 我太累了。(I'm too tired.)
• 你累不累？(Are you tired?)

错误说法

• 我是累。(Don't use 是 with adjectives — say 我很累 or 我累了)

起源与历史

The character originally related to the idea of piling up or accumulation (累积). The meaning of tired developed from the idea of accumulating effort until exhausted.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal