连累

連累

liánlěi

verb #12,453

Meanings

1 to implicate; to involve (someone in trouble)
2 to get (someone) into trouble

Characters

to connect; to involve

to accumulate; to burden

Examples

我不想连累你。

Wǒ bù xiǎng liánlěi nǐ.

I don't want to get you into trouble.

他的错误连累了整个团队。

Tā de cuòwù liánlěi le zhěnggè tuánduì.

His mistake dragged the whole team down.

Tips

mistakes

The second character 累 is pronounced lěi (3rd tone) here, not lèi (4th tone, meaning 'tired'). Also sometimes heard as liánlei (neutral tone) or liánlèi in different regions.

Stroke Order

连 lián

累 lèi