累死累活

lèi sǐ lèi huó

Dictionary entry

to tire oneself out through overwork

What does 累死累活 mean?

累死累活 (lèi sǐ lèi huó) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to tire oneself out through overwork

2to work oneself to death

Character breakdown

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累léiused in 累累[lei2 lei2] · used in 累贅|累赘[lei2 zhui5] and 累墜|累坠[lei2 zhui5]死sǐto die · impassable 活huóto live · alive

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累死累活

lèi sǐ lèi huó

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