Usage note
“累”用来表示感到疲倦或劳累。
lèi lái bǎo dá gǎn dào pí juàn huò lài lèi.
The word '累' is used to express feeling tired or exhausted.
Context note
这个字常用于描述一天的工作或学习之后的感觉。
zhège zì cháng yòng dé miáo shù yī tiān de gōng zuò huò xué xí zhī hòu de gǎn jué.
This word is commonly used to describe how you feel after a day's work or study.
5 examples
我今天累死了。
wǒ jīn tiān lèi sǐ le。
I'm so tired today.
他工作了一整天，很累。
tā gōng zuò le yì zhěng tiān， hěn lèi。
He worked all day, he's very tired.
妈妈累得不想做饭了。
mā ma lèi dé bù xiǎng zuò fàn le。
Mom is so tired she doesn't want to cook.
学习太累了，我想休息一下。
xué xí tài lèi le， wǒ xiǎng xiū xi yí xià。
Studying is too tiring, I want to rest for a while.
周末不用上班，我不会累。
zhōu mò bú yòng shàng bān， wǒ bú huì lèi。
Since there's no work on weekends, I won't be tired.
5 mini stories
妈妈今天很累，因为工作了一整天。爸爸带她去公园散步。
mā mā jīn tiān hěn lèi， yīn wèi gōng zuò le yì zhěng tiān。 bà ba dài tā qù gōng yuán sàn bù。
Mom is very tired today because she worked all day. Dad took her to the park for a walk.
小明今天学习很累，所以他决定早点睡觉。
xiǎo míng jīn tiān xué xí hěn lèi， suǒ yǐ tā jué dìng zǎo diǎn shuì jiào。
Xiaoming is very tired from studying today, so he decided to go to bed early.
周末我去了很多地方玩，现在很累。
zhōu mò wǒ qù le hěn duō dì fāng wán， xiàn zài hěn lèi。
I went to many places on the weekend and now I'm very tired.
妈妈今天做了很多家务，很累。爸爸帮她洗了碗。
mā ma jīn tiān zuò le hěn duō jiā wù， hěn lèi。 bà ba bāng tā xǐ le wǎn。
Mom did a lot of housework today and is very tired. Dad helped her wash the dishes.
我今天累得不想动了，只想躺下。
wǒ jīn tiān lèi dé bù xiǎng dòng le， zhī xiǎng tǎng xià。
I'm so tired today I don't want to move, I just want to lie down.
Mini dialogue
玩累了
A
你累了吗？
Nǐ lèi le ma?
Are you tired?
B
嗯，我有点累。
En, wǒ yǒudiǎn lèi.
Yeah, I'm a little tired.
休息一下
A
妈妈，我好累。
Māma, wǒ hǎo lèi.
Mom, I'm so tired.
B
那你快坐下休息吧。
Nà nǐ kuài zuò xià xiūxi ba.
Then sit down and rest quickly.
Related words and contrasts
related
困
kùn
sleepy
累 means physically tired; 困 means you want to sleep.
similar
辛苦
xīnkǔ
hard; tiring
辛苦 describes hard work that makes you tired.