疲惫不堪

疲憊不堪

píbèi-bùkān

idiom #18,477

Meanings

HSK 5

加班到半夜，他已经疲惫不堪了。

Jiābān dào bànyè, tā yǐjīng píbèi-bùkān le.

After working overtime until midnight, he was utterly exhausted.

HSK 5

长途旅行让大家都疲惫不堪。

Chángtú lǚxíng ràng dàjiā dōu píbèi-bùkān.

The long journey left everyone completely worn out.

grammar

不堪 means 'cannot bear' and intensifies the preceding word. Similar patterns: 不堪忍受 (unbearable), 不堪重负 (unable to bear the heavy load).

疲 pí

惫 bèi

不 bù

堪 kān