惫 (bèi): exhausted

Meanings

1 exhausted
2 worn out

Characters

惫

bèi

exhausted

Examples

加了一周班，他疲惫不堪。

Jiā le yì zhōu bān, tā píbèi bùkān.

After working overtime all week he was utterly exhausted.

她感到身心疲惫。

Tā gǎndào shēnxīn píbèi.

She felt physically and mentally exhausted.

Tips

usage

Almost always paired as 疲惫 (exhausted) or 疲惫不堪 (worn out beyond endurance). It describes a deeper, drained tiredness than the everyday 累.

Components

phonetic

夂 zhǐ

go; trailing legs

The small cap on top is a graphic residue of the original phonetic element; in the modern form it no longer carries a clear sound and reads simply as the upper marker of the character.

semantic

思 sī

to think; mind

The lower 思 carries 心 (heart) at its base, tying exhaustion to a state of mind and body rather than a physical object.

Stroke Order

惫 bèi

Related Words

疲惫 píbèi HSK 7-9 #7,958

exhausted; fatigued; worn out

疲惫不堪 píbèi-bùkān HSK 7-9 #18,477

utterly exhausted; completely worn out

拔 bá HSK 5 #2,896

to pull up; to pull out; to uproot / to select; to promote; to stand out

出局 chūjú HSK 7-9 #2,394

to be eliminated; to be out / to be knocked out (of a competition)

抽 chōu HSK 4 #1,379

to draw out / to pull out / to smoke (cigarettes) / to extract

出 chū HSK 1 #105

to go out / to come out / to produce / to appear

抽出 chōuchū #8,273

to draw out; to pull out / to find (time); to set aside

避开 bìkāi #4,764

to avoid / to steer clear of / to get out of the way

出海 chūhǎi #8,973

to go out to sea; to put out to sea / to go overseas (for business expansion)

保释 bǎoshì #4,038

to bail out / to post bail for