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累死

lèisǐ
verb #8,192

Meanings

  1. 1 to be exhausted to death (often hyperbolic)
  2. 2 dead tired; extremely exhausted

Characters

累
lèi
tired; exhausted
死
sǐ
to die
Tired to death - an exaggeration meaning utterly exhausted.

Examples

HSK 3
搬家真的累死我了。
Bānjiā zhēnde lèisǐ wǒ le.
Moving house really exhausted me.
HSK 3
别累死自己，注意休息。
Bié lèisǐ zìjǐ, zhùyì xiūxi.
Don't work yourself to death - make sure to rest.
HSK 4
今天加班加到累死了。
Jīntiān jiābān jiā dào lèisǐ le.
I worked overtime today until I was dead tired.

Tips

grammar
The 死 here is a resultative complement meaning 'to the extreme,' not literal death. This pattern is very common in colloquial Chinese: 热死了 (boiling hot), 饿死了 (starving), 忙死了 (crazy busy), 笑死了 (dying of laughter).

Stroke Order

累 lèi
死 sǐ