累累

léiléi
adjective #19,625

Meanings

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

Examples

Shùshàng guǒshí léiléi.
The tree is laden with fruit.
Tā shānghénléiléi de huílái le.
He came back covered in scars.

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