疲
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pí · weak, tired, exhausted

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10Total strokes

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Upper-left enclosureCharacter structure

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疒Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 疲

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píWords pronounced pí
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Example sentences

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Tā yīn wèi tài pí láo ér wú fǎ jì xù qián jìn.他因为太疲劳而无法继续前进。

He was too tired to go any further.

Source: Tatoeba #432907 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ jīng pí lì jié de miàn kǒng yǒu shí huì chū xiàn zài wǒ yǎn qián.你精疲力竭的面孔有时会出现在我眼前。

Sometimes that tired-out face of yours appears in front of my eyes.

Source: Tatoeba #10761299 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège nǚ shì kàn qǐ lái hěn bēi shāng, yě hěn pí bèi.这个女士看起来很悲伤,也很疲惫。

The lady looked sad, also tired.

Source: Tatoeba #336686 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ kàn qǐ lái hěn pí juàn.你看起來很疲倦。

You look tired.

Source: Tatoeba #819306 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ duì zhè fèn gōng zuò gǎn dào pí fá le.我對這份工作感到疲乏了。

I got tired with the work.

Source: Tatoeba #786048 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de yǎn jīng pí láo.我的眼睛疲劳。

My eyes are both tired.

Source: Tatoeba #677573 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 疲 in context

  1. Say pí, then recall the core meaning: weak, tired, exhausted.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the upper-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 疲劳 (pí láo), meaning “fatigue”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 疲 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.