累垮 (lèi kuǎ) — to collapse from fatigue, to be exhausted to the point of breaking down

Definition

A vivid result verb meaning 'collapse from exhaustion' — implies someone has actually broken down, not just felt tired. Often pairs with 把自己 to stress being worn down by one's own actions.

verb
to collapse from fatigue, to be exhausted to the point of breaking down

Examples

  • ,累垮。
    Tā zuì jìn gōng zuò tài máng, zhōng yú bǎ zì jǐ lèi kuǎ le.
    He has been too busy with work lately and finally collapsed from fatigue.
  • ,累垮。
    Lián xù áo yè fù xí, tā chà diǎn lèi kuǎ le.
    After staying up late studying for days, she almost collapsed from exhaustion.
  • ,累垮。
    Zhè me zhòng de tǐ lì huó, yì bān rén zǎo jiù lèi kuǎ le.
    With such heavy physical labor, an ordinary person would have collapsed long ago.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

累lèitired/toil
垮kuǎcollapse

“累” is tiredness and “垮” is collapse: tired until collapse.

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