累累

léiléi
adjective #19,625

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 5
Shùshàng guǒshí léiléi.
The tree is laden with fruit.
HSK 6
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 累 (lèi, tired). The léi reading here is literary and means 'piled up'.

Stroke Order

累 lèi