cuì
瘁
overworked; exhausted
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
worn out from overwork; exhausted
literaryMost often used in fixed literary phrases, rarely used alone.
Tā他
jū鞠
gōng躬
jìn尽
cuì瘁
de地
wèi为
guó国
jiā家
fú服
wù务
le了
yī一
bèi辈
zi子
。
He served his country with utter devotion all his life.
Lián连
xù续
jiā加
bān班
yī一
zhōu周
hòu后
，
tā他
gǎn感
dào到
xīn心
lì力
jiāo交
cuì瘁
。
After working overtime for a week straight, he felt mentally and physically exhausted.
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Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
jiào教
shòu授
wèi为
le了
jiào教
yù育
shì事
yè业
jū鞠
gōng躬
jìn尽
cuì瘁
。
This elderly professor dedicated himself entirely to the cause of education.
Cháng长
qī期
chāo超
fù负
hé荷
gōng工
zuò作
ràng让
tā他
shēn身
xīn心
jiāo交
cuì瘁
。
Long-term overwork left him physically and mentally drained.
Wèi为
le了
wán完
chéng成
zhè这
gè个
xiàng项
mù目
，
tuán团
duì队
chéng成
yuán员
men们
dōu都
xīn心
lì力
jiāo交
cuì瘁
。
To finish this project, all team members were completely worn out.