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疲惫 (pí bèi) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 疲惫

形 xíng adjective

exhausted

工作了一整天，他感到非常疲惫。

gōng zuò le yī zhěng tiān tā gǎn dào fēi cháng pí bèi

After working all day, he felt very exhausted.

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Word breakdown

疲 pí — tired, fatigued (physical tiredness)

1 疲劳 pí láo — tired HSK 6
- 疲 weary, tired
- 劳 toil, labor
Example

工作一整天后，我感到很疲劳。

gōng zuò yī zhěng tiān hòu wǒ gǎn dào hěn pí láo

After working all day, I feel very tired.
2 乐此不疲 lè cǐ bù pí — take delight in something and never tire of it HSK 7
- 乐 enjoy, take pleasure
- 此 this (referring to the activity)
- 不 not, never
- 疲 tired, weary
Example

她对烹饪乐此不疲，每天都尝试新菜谱。

tā duì pēng rèn lè cǐ bù pí měi tiān dōu cháng shì xīn cài pǔ

She takes delight in cooking and never tires of it, trying new recipes every day.
3 疲倦 pí juàn — tired and weary HSK 7
- 疲 tired, fatigued
- 倦 weary, worn out
Example

他工作了一整天，感到很疲倦。

tā gōng zuò le yī zhěng tiān gǎn dào hěn pí juàn

He worked all day and felt very tired.
4 精疲力竭 jīng pí lì jié — exhausted HSK 7
- 精 spirit, mental energy
- 疲 tired, weary
- 力 strength, physical power
- 竭 exhausted, depleted
Example

他工作了一整天，回到家时已经精疲力竭。

tā gōng zuò le yì zhěng tiān huí dào jiā shí yǐ jīng jīng pí lì jié

After working all day, he was exhausted when he got home.

惫 bèi — exhausted, weary (mental/spiritual exhaustion)

Structure & writing

1 疲 pí — tired; fatigued

疲 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 疒 nè — illness/disease radical

疒 is a component in 26 characters

HSK 1

病 bìng illness; disease

HSK 2

疼 téng pain; ache (sensation caused by illness, injury, or stimulation)

HSK 3

瘦 shòu thin; lean (of a person or meat, opposite of 胖/肥)

HSK 4

痛 tòng pain; ache (caused by illness or injury)

HSK 5

疗 liáo to treat (illness) with medicine, surgery, etc. 疯 fēng insane; mentally deranged 疾 jí illness; disease

HSK 6

疫 yì epidemic; acute infectious disease 疲 pí tired; fatigued 症 zhèng disease; illness 痒 yǎng itchy; an itching sensation on the skin 痕 hén trace, mark left by something

HSK 7

疙 gē (dial.) used in "疙瘩": ①a bump or lump on the skin or muscle ②a small round or lumpy object ③a difficult problem ④awkward or unclear speech ⑤measure word for round or lumpy things 疤 bā scar left after a wound or sore heals 疵 cī flaw; blemish; defect 痪 huàn paralysis (used in 〖瘫痪〗: loss of movement in part of the body due to nerve dysfunction; also fig. of systems or transport coming to a standstill) 痰 tán phlegm; mucus secreted by the lungs and airways

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痴 chī foolish; stupid 痹 bì bi syndrome; TCM term for pain and numbness of the limbs caused by wind, cold, dampness, or heat (including rheumatic and rheumatoid arthritis) 瘟 wēn plague; epidemic acute infectious disease 瘤 liú tumor; abnormal growth of tissue cells in an organism, generally classified as benign or malignant 瘩 da see '疙瘩': ① raised lump on skin or hardened muscle knot ② small round or lump-shaped object ③ fig. hard-to-solve problem ④ classifier for round or lumpy things ⑤ troublesome; awkward 瘫 tān paralysis; loss of motor function due to nerve damage 瘸 qué to limp; to be lame 瘾 yǐn addiction; physical or psychological dependence formed by repeated stimulation 癌 ái cancer; malignant tumor formed by abnormally proliferating cells

1.2 皮 pí — skin; outer layer of tissue covering humans or organisms

皮 is a component in 11 characters

HSK 3

被 bèi a surname

HSK 4

破 pò to break; become damaged or incomplete

HSK 5

彼 bǐ that; that one (opposite of 此) 玻 bō see "玻璃": a hard, brittle, transparent material with no fixed melting point, made by melting quartz sand, limestone, soda ash, etc. at high temperature

HSK 6

坡 pō slope; incline 披 pī to drape over the shoulders 疲 pí tired; fatigued

HSK 7

波 bō waves on the surface of water (rivers, lakes, seas, etc.) 皱 zhòu wrinkle; crease on the skin or surface of an object 簸 bǒ to winnow (grain) by shaking in a flat basket to remove husks and chaff 颇 pō (lit.) biased; not upright

Stroke order

2 惫 bèi — (lit.) exhausted; extremely fatigued

惫 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 夂 zhǐ — arriving from behind, following after

夂 is a component in 14 characters

HSK 1

条 tiáo a long narrow strip

HSK 2

备 bèi to possess, to be equipped with

HSK 3

冬 dōng winter (the fourth and coldest season) 务 wù affair; matter 处 chù place; location 复 fù to repeat; to do more than once 夏 xià summer (the second of the four seasons)

HSK 4

各 gè each; every (referring to different persons or things) 降 jiàng to fall; to descend (opposite of 升)

HSK 5

傻 shǎ foolish, stupid

HSK 6

麦 mài grain crops including barley, wheat, rye, and oats

HSK 7

囱 cōng chimney; flue for stove or boiler 惫 bèi (lit.) exhausted; extremely fatigued 隆 lóng grand; magnificent

2.2 思 sī — to think, consider, use one's mind

思 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 7

惫 bèi (lit.) exhausted; extremely fatigued

Stroke order