惫 (bèi) · exhausted, worn out

Meanings

1 exhausted
2 worn out

Characters

惫

bèi

exhausted

Examples

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

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

ideograph

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 #18,477

utterly exhausted; completely worn out

拔 bá HSK 7-9 #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 5 #1,379

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

出 chū HSK 2 #105

to go out / to come out / to produce / to appear / measure word for plays and operas

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