疲 pí
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 疒 — sickness, disease
- Made of
- 疒 sickness, disease 皮 skin, hide, fur, feathers
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
疲倦
píjuàn
tired; weary
Characters in this word
倦 juàn
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 卷 book, scroll, volume
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 长途谈判结束后，代表们虽然疲倦，却仍坚持核对每一项条款。 Chángtú tánpàn jiéshù hòu, dàibiǎo men suīrán píjuàn, què réng jiānchí héduì měi yí xiàng tiáokuǎn. After the long negotiation ended, the representatives were tired, but still insisted on checking every clause.
- 他一边开车一边打哈欠，看起来很疲倦。 Tā yībiān kāichē yībiān dǎ hāqian, kàn qǐlái hěn píjuàn. He yawned as he drove and looked very tired.
- 睡了一觉之后，我的疲倦一下子就没了。 Shuì le yī jiào zhīhòu, wǒ de píjuàn yīxiàzi jiù méi le. After a sleep, my tiredness disappeared at once.
Related words
- 疲劳 píláo tired
- 精疲力竭 jīngpílìjié exhausted; worn out
- 乐此不疲 lècǐbùpí to enjoy doing something and never tire of it
- 疲惫 píbèi exhausted; weary
- 厌倦 yànjuàn to be weary of; to be tired of
- 劳累 láolèi tired from work; worn out
- 呕吐 ǒutù to vomit; vomiting
- 流血 liúxuè to shed blood; bloodshed
- 上火 shànghuǒ to suffer from internal heat; to get inflamed
- 轻微 qīngwēi slight; minor; mild
- 呛 qiāng to choke; to make cough
- 麻 má numb; tingling