疲 (pí): tired
疲 (pí) is a Chinese character meaning “tired.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 疒 (semantic) and 皮 (phonetic). It ranks #1761 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 疲 sickness. Its radical form 疒 (illness) appears in many related characters such as 医 (yī, medicine), 病 (bìng, illness), 疼 (téng, ache).
Definitions
- tired
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 疲
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 疲惫adjective | pí bèi | beaten |
| 精疲力尽phrase | jīng pí lì jìn | spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom) |
| 疲倦adjective | pí juàn | to tire |
| 筋疲力尽phrase | jīn pí lì jìn | body weary, strength exhausted (idiom) |
| 精疲力竭phrase | jīng pí lì jié | spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom) |
| 疲惫不堪 | pí bèi bù kān | exhausted |
| 乐此不疲phrase | lè cǐ bù pí | (idiom) to enjoy sth and never tire of it |
| 疲软adjective | pí ruǎn | tired and feeble |
| 疲于奔命phrase | pí yú bēn mìng | (idiom) terribly busy |
| 疲态 | pí tài | fatigued look |
| 疲乏adjective | pí fá | tired |
| 慢性疲劳症候群 | màn xìng pí láo zhèng hòu qún | chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) |
| 金属疲劳 | jīn shǔ pí láo | metal fatigue |
| 审美疲劳 | shěn měi pí láo | aesthetic fatigue |
| 身心俱疲 | shēn xīn jù pí | physically and emotionally exhausted |
疲 appears in 24 compound words: 63 as the first character, 8 as the last, and 29 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 疲 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
Example Sentences
工作了一整天，感到很疲惫，需要好好休息一下。
Gōngzuò le yì zhěng tiān, gǎndào hěn píbèi, xūyào hǎohao xiūxi yíxià.
After working all day, I feel very tired and need a good rest.
...子胸痛扛了几天不幸离世?别再把“胸痛”当疲劳!
. . . zǐ xiōng tòng gāng le jī tiān bù xìng lí shì ? bié zài bǎ xiōng tòng dāng pí láo !
... How many days did you bear chest pain and unfortunately passed away? Don't treat "chest pain" as fatigue!
春天祛湿汤水合集|身体湿气重疲倦乏力精神差 中医推介9款汤水茶饮 健脾...
chūn tiān 祛 shī tāng shuǐ gě jí shēn tǐ shī qì chóng pí juàn fá lì jīng shén chā zhōng yī tuī jiè 9 kuǎn tāng shuǐ chá yǐn jiàn pí . . .
Spring dampness removal soup collection|Body dampness, fatigue, fatigue, poor spirit Traditional Chinese medicine recommends 9 soups and teas to strengthen the spleen...
年度利润低于预期且需求疲软,阿斯顿 · 马丁宣布将再裁员 20%
nián dù lì rùn dī yú yù qī qiě xū qiú pí ruǎn , ā sī dùn mǎ dīng xuān bù jiāng zài cái yuán 2 0
With annual profits falling short of expectations and weak demand, Aston · Martin announced another 20% layoffs
國際通用保險財報即將公布 再保險市場疲軟
國 際 tōng yòng bǎo 險 財 報 jí 將 gōng bù zài bǎo 險 shì 場 pí 軟
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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
Bid Farewell to Post-Vacation Fatigue: Three Steps to Recharge Your Mind and Body
汤姆完全筋疲力尽了。
Tāngmǔ wánquán jīnpílìjìn le.
Tom was all worn out.
他疲劳过度，又睡眠不足，最后便病倒了。
Tā píláo guòdù, yòu shuìmiánbùzú, zuì hòu biàn bìngdǎo le.
What with fatigue and lack of sleep, he has fallen ill at last.
他因为太疲劳而无法继续前进。
Tā yīnwèi tài píláo ér wúfǎ jìxù qiánjìn.
He was too tired to go any farther.
我的眼睛很容易疲劳。
Wǒ de yǎnjing hěn róngyì píláo.
My eyes get tired very easily.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 疒 (sickness) component
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