疲倦 (pí juàn) — tired, fatigued, weary | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Formal/written 'tired, weary' — stronger and more literary than the everyday 累, close in force to 疲劳 and 疲惫.

adjective

tiredfatiguedweary

Examples

，疲倦。
Lián xù jiā bān sān tiān, tā gǎn dào fēi cháng pí juàn.
After working overtime for three days straight, he felt extremely tired.
疲倦，。
Suī rán shēn tǐ pí juàn, dàn xīn lǐ hěn gāo xìng.
Although my body is tired, my heart is happy.
，疲倦。
Cháng tú lǚ xíng hòu, dà jiā dōu pí juàn bù kān.
After a long trip, everyone was exhausted.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

疲倦 joins 疲 'tired' and 倦 'weary', giving the sense of fatigue.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

疒皮疲

Meaning part形符xíngfú

疒疒nèsick

Sound part声符shēngfú

皮

Same sound today

疲 pairs 疒, which shows illness, with 皮, which gives its sound; the character means sick and tired.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

人人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

龹

龹龹倦juàn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

倦 is 人 (person) plus 龹, a sound part; the form 卷 can serve as that sound part.

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