累累

léiléi
adjective #19,625

Meanings

  1. 1 clusters of
  2. 2 heaps of
  3. 3 laden with (fruit, achievements)

Examples

HSK 4
Shùshàng guǒshí léiléi.
The tree is laden with fruit.
HSK 5
Zhè wèi xuézhě zhùzuò léiléi.
This scholar has produced a prolific body of work.

Tips

usage
累累 has two pronunciations: léiléi (clusters of, laden with) and lěilěi (repeatedly, innumerable). The léiléi reading is far more common in modern usage.
mistakes
Do not confuse with (lèi, tired). The léi reading here is literary and means 'piled up'.

Stroke Order

lèi