Word: 累 (lèi, lěi, léi)

今天太累了，我们点外卖吧。

Jīntiān tài lèile, wǒmen diǎn wàimài ba.

I'm too tired today, so let's order takeout.

他们真的很累了。

Tāmen zhēnde hěn lèile.

They were very tired indeed.

他们累得爬不动山了。

Tāmen lèi de pá bú dòng shān le.

They are too tired to keep climbing the mountain.

他们走着走着，就累了。

Tāmen zǒuzhe-zǒuzhe, jiù lèile.

They walked and walked, and got tired.

他工作很累，却从来没有怨言。

Tā gōngzuò hěn lèi, què cónglái méiyǒu yuànyán.

His work is tiring, yet he has never complained.

他当时很累。

Tā dāngshí hěn lèi.

He was tired then.

他很容易觉得累。

Tā hěn róngyì juéde lèi.

He gets tired easily.

他累了，但是他继续工作。

Tā lèile, dànshì tā jìxù gōngzuò.

He was tired, but he kept working.

他累到连饭都不想吃的地步。

Tā lèi dào lián fàn dōu bùxiǎng chī de dìbù.

He was so tired that he didn't even want to eat.

他累得再也走不动了。

Tā lèi de zàiyě zǒu bú dòngle.

He was too tired to walk any farther.

他累极了，却还在坚持支撑着。

Tā lèi jíle, què hái zài jiānchí zhīchēngzhe.

He was exhausted, yet he was still holding on.

他虽然很累，但是也继续工作。

Tā suīrán hěn lèi, dànshì yě jìxù gōngzuò.

Even though he was tired, he went on with his work.

他认为我非常的累。

Tā rènwéi wǒ fēicháng de lèi.

He thought me very tired.

他跑上五楼，累得直喘。

Tā pǎo shàng wǔ lóu, lèi de zhí chuǎn.

He ran up to the fifth floor and was panting hard.

他跑了三十公里，累得够呛。

Tā pǎole sānshí gōnglǐ, lèi de gòuqiàng.

He ran thirty kilometres and is dreadfully tired.

会上争论迭起，大家都很累。

Huìshàng zhēnglùn diéqǐ, dàjiā dōu hěn lèi.

Arguments kept arising at the meeting, and everyone was tired.

你之所以会累，是因为睡得太少。

Nǐ zhīsuǒyǐ huì lèi, shì yīnwèi shuì de tài shǎo.

The reason you get tired is that you sleep too little.

你们不累吗？

Nǐmen bú lèi ma?

Are you not tired?

你总是很累，可能是亚健康吧？

Nǐ zǒngshì hěn lèi, kěnéng shì yàjiànkāng ba?

You're always tired, so maybe it's sub-health?

你累了，不是吗？

Nǐ lèile, bú shì ma?

You are tired, aren't you?

你累了，最好休息一下。

Nǐ lèile, zuìhǎo xiūxi yíxià.

As you are tired, you had better rest.

你若累了，就去睡个觉。

Nǐ ruò lèile, jiù qù shuì gè jiào.

If you are tired, go to bed.

你觉得累吗？

Nǐ juéde lèi ma?

Are you tired?

吃完饭，大家都很累了。

Chī wán fàn, dàjiā dōu hěn lèile.

After eating the meal, everyone is tired.

哪怕再累，你也要吃点东西。

Nǎpà zài lèi, nǐ yě yào chī diǎn dōngxi.

No matter how tired you are, you should eat something.

夜以继日地干活，你不累吗？

Yèyǐjìrì de gànhuó, nǐ bú lèi ma?

Working day and night like this, aren't you tired?

太累了，我没心思看电影。

Tài lèile, wǒ méi xīnsi kàn diànyǐng.

I'm too tired and not in the mood to watch a movie.

奔波了一天，你累不累？

Bēnbōle yì tiān, nǐ lèi bú lèi?

After rushing about all day, aren't you tired?

她们应该累了吧。

Tāmen yīnggāi lèile ba.

They're probably tired.

她向妈妈诉苦，说工作太累。

Tā xiàng māma sùkǔ, shuō gōngzuò tài lèi.

She complained to her mom that work was too tiring.

她应该会告诉他说他不累。

Tā yīnggāi huì gàosu tā shuō tā bú lèi.

She'll probably tell him he's not tired.

她承认很累。

Tā chéngrèn hěn lèi.

She admitted that she was tired.

她是生气了，还是累了。

Tā shì shēngqì le, háishi lèile.

She is angry, and still tired.

她累了，但她继续工作。

Tā lèile, dàn tā jìxù gōngzuò.

She was tired, but she kept working.

她累得连脚也抬不起来了。

Tā lèi de lián jiǎo yě tái bù qǐlaile.

She was so tired that she couldn't walk.

她觉得有点累了。

Tā juéde yǒudiǎn lèile.

She was feeling kind of tired.

她说她有点累了。

Tā shuō tā yǒudiǎn lèile.

She said that she was a little tired.

如果你是指我们的话，我们不累。

Rúguǒ nǐ shì zhǐ wǒmen dehuà, wǒmen bú lèi.

If you're talking about us, we're not tired.

学了很多东西，感觉很累。

Xué le hěn duō dōngxi, gǎnjué hěn lèi.

I'm tired from having learned a lot.

山坡很缓，走起来不累。

Shānpō hěn huǎn, zǒu qǐlai bú lèi.

The slope is gentle, so it isn't tiring to walk up.

工作到了后期，大家都很累。

Gōngzuò dàole hòuqī, dàjiā dōu hěn lèi.

As the work reached its late stage, everyone was very tired.

我一点也不累。

Wǒ yìdiǎn yě bú lèi.

I'm not a bit tired.

我上完课很累。

Wǒ shàng wán kè hěn lèi.

I am very tired after a class.

我今天真是太累了。

Wǒ jīntiān zhēnshi tài lèile.

I'm really tired today.

我今天累，所以我睡得早。

Wǒ jīntiān lèi, suǒyǐ wǒ shuì de zǎo.

I was tired today so I went to bed early.

我们当时很累。

Wǒmen dāngshí hěn lèi.

We were very tired.

我们都累了。

Wǒmen dōu lèile.

We were all tired.

我太累了，做不了功课。

Wǒ tài lèile, zuò bù liǎo gōngkè.

I'm too sleepy to do my homework.

我太累了，没办法出门跑步了。

Wǒ tài lèile, méi bànfǎ chūmén pǎobù le.

I'm too tired to go out for a run.

我太累了，走不动了。

Wǒ tài lèile, zǒu bú dòngle.

I am too tired to walk any more.

我妈性格要强，再累也不肯求人。

Wǒ mā xìnggé yàoqiáng, zài lèi yě bùkěn qiúrén.

My mom is strong-minded and won't ask anyone for help, however tired she is.

我工作累死了。

Wǒ gōngzuò lèi sǐle.

I was exhausted from work.

我已经累了。

Wǒ yǐjīng lèile.

I was already tired.

我很早上床睡觉了，因为很累。

Wǒ hěn zǎoshang chuáng shuìjiàole, yīnwèi hěn lèi.

I went to bed early, for I was tired.

我很累，但我感觉很好。

Wǒ hěn lèi, dàn wǒ gǎnjué hěn hǎo.

I got very tired, but I felt good.

我很累嘛。

Wǒ hěn lèi ma.

I'm tired, alright?

我很累，我想我要去睡觉了。

Wǒ hěn lèi, wǒ xiǎng wǒ yào qù shuìjiàole.

I'm tired; I think I'm going to go to bed.

我很累所以早睡了。

Wǒ hěn lèi suǒyǐ zǎo shuìle.

I was very tired, so I went to bed early.

我很累，还没地方睡觉。

Wǒ hěn lèi, hái méi dìfang shuìjiào.

I'm very tired and don't have a place to sleep.

我才不管你累不累呢。

Wǒ cái bùguǎn nǐ lèi bú lèi ne.

I don't give a toss that you are tired.

我承认我很累。

Wǒ chéngrèn wǒ hěn lèi.

I confess that I'm tired.

我有点累了。

Wǒ yǒudiǎn lèile.

I'm sort of tired.

我根本不累。

Wǒ gēnběn bú lèi.

I'm not at all tired.

我现在不累。

Wǒ xiànzài bú lèi.

I'm not tired right now.

我现在很累。

Wǒ xiànzài hěn lèi.

I'm very tired right now.

我现在累得什么也不想做了。

Wǒ xiànzài lèi de shénme yě bùxiǎng zuòle.

I'm too tired to do anything right now.

我累了，但是我睡不着。

Wǒ lèile, dànshì wǒ shuì bù zháo.

I was tired, but I couldn't sleep.

我累了，所以我没去。

Wǒ lèile, suǒyǐ wǒ méi qù.

I was tired, so I didn't go.

我累得一点劲都没有了。

Wǒ lèi de yìdiǎn jìn dōu méiyǒule.

I'm so tired that I have no energy left at all.

我累得不能再累了。

Wǒ lèi de bùnéng zài lèile.

I'm as tired as tired can be.

我累得再也走不动了。

Wǒ lèi de zàiyě zǒu bú dòngle.

I'm too tired to walk any further.

我累得只想躺在床上。

Wǒ lèi de zhǐ xiǎng tǎng zài chuáng shàng.

I was too tired to care for anything but bed.

我累得走不动了。

Wǒ lèi de zǒu bú dòngle.

I am too tired to walk any more.

我累死了，想睡觉。

Wǒ lèi sǐle, xiǎng shuìjiào.

I'm really tired, I want to sleep.

我觉得你累。

Wǒ juéde nǐ lèi.

I can tell you're tired.

放疗会让病人感到很累。

Fàngliáo huì ràng bìngrén gǎndào hěn lèi.

Radiotherapy can leave patients feeling very tired.

日复一日的加班让她觉得特别累。

Rìfùyírì de jiābān ràng tā juéde tèbié lèi.

Working overtime day after day left her feeling exhausted.

机械的重复工作让人很累。

Jīxiè de chóngfù gōngzuò ràng rén hěn lèi.

Mechanical, repetitive work is very tiring.

欲多伤神，财多累心

yù duō shāngshén, cái duō lèi xīn

many desires hurt the spirit, much wealth wearies the heart

爸爸是蓝领，工作很累。

Bàba shì lánlǐng, gōngzuò hěn lèi.

My dad is a blue-collar worker, and his work is tiring.

生活节奏太快，我有点累。

Shēnghuó jiézòu tài kuài, wǒ yǒudiǎn lèi.

The pace of life is too fast, and I'm a bit tired.

看他的神情，好像很累。

Kàn tā de shénqíng, hǎoxiàng hěn lèi.

Judging by the look on his face, he seems very tired.

看到孩子这么累，妈妈很心疼。

Kàndào háizi zhème lèi, māma hěn xīnténg.

Seeing her child so tired, the mother felt very sorry for him.

睡得早精神好，反之会很累。

Shuì de zǎo jīngshen hǎo, fǎnzhī huì hěn lèi.

Going to bed early leaves you energetic; conversely, you will feel tired.

累了就歇一会儿吧。

Lèile jiù xiē yíhuìr ba.

If you're tired, rest for a while.

累死十个庄稼汉，抵不上一个好媳妇

lèi sǐ shí gè zhuāngjiahàn, dǐbúshàng yí gè hǎo xífù

working ten farmers to death is not worth one good wife

繁重的家务让她很累。

Fánzhòng de jiāwù ràng tā hěn lèi.

The burdensome housework leaves her exhausted.

翻译很累人。

Fānyì hěn lèi rén.

Translating wears a person out.

虽说很累，我还是去跑步了。

Suīshuō hěn lèi, wǒ háishi qù pǎobù le.

Though I was tired, I still went for a run.

赛跑完后我累透了。

Sàipǎo wán hòu wǒ lèi tòule.

I was exhausted after running the race.

跑步时我累了，慢慢掉队了。

Pǎobù shí wǒ lèile, mànmàn diàoduìle.

I got tired while running and gradually fell behind.

运动要适当，不要太累。

Yùndòng yào shìdàng, búyào tài lèi.

Exercise in moderation and don't overtire yourself.

这下搞得你今天累死了！

Zhè xià gǎo de nǐ jīntiān lèi sǐle!

You've tired yourself out today!

逆着风骑车，特别累。

Nìzhe fēng qíchē, tèbié lèi.

Cycling against the wind is really tiring.

采矿工作又累又危险。

Cǎikuàng gōngzuò yòu lèi yòu wēixiǎn.

Mining work is both tiring and dangerous.