lěi

累

Character · Verb · AdverbTraditional纍

accumulate; repeatedly; implicate

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Meanings

3 senses · 15 examples
1.

verb

accumulate; gather over time

formal

Used for gradually accumulating things, knowledge, or quantities over time.

Wǒ我
men们
tōng通
guò过
rì日
jī积
yuè月
lěi累
de的
xué学
xí习
 ,
zhōng终
yú于
zhǎng掌
wò握
le了
zhè这
mén门
jì技
néng能
 。

We finally mastered this skill through years of daily and monthly study.

Zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
de的
rén人
kǒu口
yǐ已
jīng经
dá达
dào到
le了
chéng成
qiān千
lěi累
wàn万
de的
guī规
mó模
 。

The population of this city has reached a scale of tens of thousands.

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Tā他
jī积
lěi累
le了
fēng丰
fù富
de的
jiào教
xué学
jīng经
yàn验
 。

He has accumulated rich teaching experience.

Zhè这
xiē些
zī资
liào料
shì是
wǒ我
duō多
nián年
lěi累
zǎn攒
xià下
lái来
de的
 。

These materials were accumulated over many years by me.

Rì日
jī积
yuè月
lěi累
de的
duàn锻
liàn炼
ràng让
tā他
shēn身
tǐ体
biàn变
de得
qiáng强
zhuàng壮
 。

Daily and monthly exercise has made him physically strong.

2.

adverb

repeatedly; consecutively

formal

Used to describe repeated actions or continuous situations, often with negative or formal connotations.

Zhè这
ge个
xué学
shēng生
lěi屡
jiào教
bù不
gǎi改
 ,
lǎo老
shī师
fēi非
cháng常
tóu头
téng疼
 。

This student repeatedly refuses to correct his mistakes, which troubles the teacher greatly.

Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
lián连
piān篇
lěi累
dú牍
de地
tán谈
lùn论
zhè这
ge个
huà话
tí题
 ,
ràng让
rén人
gǎn感
dào到
fá乏
wèi味
 。

This article talks about this topic at great length, making people feel boring.

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Wǒ我
men们
huān欢
jù聚
lěi累
rì日
 ,
fēn分
xiǎng享
le了
bǐ彼
cǐ此
de的
shēng生
huó活
gù故
shì事
 。

We gathered together for consecutive days, sharing each other's life stories.

Tā他
lián连
xù续
lěi累
yuè月
jiā加
bān班
 ,
zhōng终
yú于
wán完
chéng成
le了
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
 。

He worked overtime for consecutive months and finally finished this project.

Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
lěi累
cì次
bèi被
tóu投
sù诉
 ,
zuì最
zhōng终
bèi被
diào吊
xiāo销
le了
yíng营
yè业
zhí执
zhào照
 。

This company was repeatedly complained about and finally had its business license revoked.

3.

verb

implicate; involve in trouble

formal

Used to describe being involved in a lawsuit or trouble due to others' actions.

Tā他
yīn因
wéi为
péng朋
yǒu友
de的
fàn犯
zuì罪
xíng行
wéi为
ér而
bèi被
qiān牵
lěi连
rù入
yù狱
 。

He was implicated in prison due to his friend's criminal behavior.

Zhè这
chǎng场
jīng经
jì济
wēi危
jī机
qiān牵
lián连
le了
wú无
shù数
de的
zhōng中
xiǎo小
qǐ企
yè业
 。

This economic crisis implicated countless small and medium-sized enterprises.

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Bù不
yào要
yīn因
wéi为
wǒ我
de的
cuò错
wù误
ér而
lián连
lěi累
nǐ你
 。

Don't implicate yourself because of my mistake.

Zhè这
ge个
àn案
jiàn件
qiān牵
lián连
dào到
le了
duō多
míng名
zhèng政
fǔ府
guān官
yuán员
 。

This case implicated multiple government officials.

Tā他
yīn因
lián连
lěi累
ér而
shī失
qù去
le了
gōng工
zuò作
 。

He lost his job due to being implicated.