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.
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