累累 (lèi lèi) — countless; numerous; again and again; repeatedly

Definition

累累 is a bound, literary intensifier: 累累 (lěilěi) means 'piled high / one after another' (scars, failures, fruits), and 累累 (léiléi) means 'repeatedly, over and over' — pronounced differently for each sense.

bound form

countlessnumerousagain and againrepeatedly

Examples

，累累。
Zhàn zhēng guò hòu, zhè ge chéng shì shāng hén lèi lèi.
After the war, this city was covered in scars.
累累，。
Tā lèi lèi tí xǐng wǒ men xiǎo xīn, dàn méi rén tīng.
He reminded us to be careful again and again, but no one listened.
累累，。
lèi lèi Shī bài hòu, tā zhōng yú chéng gōng le.
After failing again and again, he finally succeeded.