累 死 累 活

lèi sǐ lèi huódictionary entry

to tire oneself out through overwork / to work oneself to death

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

累死累活累死累活 [lei4 si3 lei4 huo2] /to tire oneself out through overwork/to work oneself to death/

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累
léi
used in 累累[léi léi] / used in 累贅|累赘[léi zhui] and 累墜|累坠[léi zhui] / used in 纍纍|累累[léi léi]
lěi
to accumulate / to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. [lèi]) / continuous / repeated
lèi
tired / weary / to strain / to wear out / to work hard
死
sǐ
to die / impassable / uncrossable / inflexible / rigid / extremely / damned
累
léi
used in 累累[léi léi] / used in 累贅|累赘[léi zhui] and 累墜|累坠[léi zhui] / used in 纍纍|累累[léi léi]
lěi
to accumulate / to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. [lèi]) / continuous / repeated
lèi
tired / weary / to strain / to wear out / to work hard
活
huó
to live / alive / living / work / workmanship

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