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受累 (shòu lèi) — to be put to trouble; to be inconvenienced (polite expression)

Definition

A polite phrase meaning 'to be put to trouble / inconvenienced' — used in formal spoken Chinese to thank or apologize to someone for their effort (e.g. 让您受累了).

verb
to be put to troubleto be inconvenienced (polite expression)

Examples

  • 受累。
    Zhè cì zhēn shì ràng nín shòu lèi le.
    I have really put you to so much trouble this time.
  • ，？
    Bān le zhè me zhòng de dōng xī, nín shòu le bù shǎo lèi ba?
    Moving such heavy things must have put you to a lot of trouble, right?
  • 受累，。
    shòu lèi Le, zhè diǎn xiǎo shì hái ràng nín bāng máng.
    Sorry to trouble you — you even helped with such a small thing.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

受shòureceive
累lèitrouble

受 (receive/endure) and 累 (trouble) combine to mean being put to trouble.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

受 possibly combines 爪 and 又 as hands with 舟 as a boat, to show handing something over.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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