惫 (bèi): exhausted
惫 (bèi) is a Chinese character meaning “exhausted.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 夂 (phonetic) and 思 (semantic). It ranks #2752 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 惫 ponder. Its radical form 忄 (heart) appears in many related characters such as 忙 (máng, busy), 快 (kuài, fast, happy), 怎 (zěn, how).
Definitions
- exhausted
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 疲惫 | pí bèi | beaten |
| 疲惫不堪 | pí bèi bù kān | exhausted |
| 惫赖 | bèi lài | naughty |
| 惫懒 | bèi lǎn | listless |
| 惫倦 | bèi juàn | tired and sleepy |
惫 appears in 5 compound words: 60 as the first character, 20 as the last, and 20 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 惫 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
看到孩子的进步，父母惫中十分欣慰。
kàn dào hái zǐ de jìn bù , fù mǔ bèi zhōng shí fēn xīn wèi .
Seeing their child's progress, the parents felt deeply gratified.
私生饭镜头朝脸狂拍!张凌赫眼神露疲惫 痛心喊:不希望这样见面
sī shēng fàn jìng tóu cháo liǎn kuáng pāi ! zhāng líng hè yǎn shén lù pí bèi tòng xīn hǎn : bù xī wàng zhè yàng jiàn miàn
告别假期疲惫感 三招重启身心好状态
gào bié jiǎ qī pí bèi gǎn sān zhāo chóng qǐ shēn xīn hǎo zhuàng tài
Say goodbye to holiday fatigue and three tricks to restart your body and mind in a good state
南希看起来很疲惫。
Nánxī kànqǐlai hěn píbèi.
Nancy looks so tired.
我因为时差而感到疲惫。
Wǒ yīnwèi shíchā ér gǎndào píbèi.
I feel exhausted because of jet lag.
这个女士看起来很悲伤，也很疲惫。
Zhège nǚshì kànqǐlai hěn bēishāng, yě hěn píbèi.
The lady looked sad, also tired.
菲利普不喜欢客场比赛，他总是容易感到很疲惫。
Fēi lì pǔ bù xǐhuan kèchǎng bǐsài, tā zǒngshì róngyì gǎndào hěn píbèi.
Philip hates traveling for away games. He always gets really tired and never plays well.
Character Family
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