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累 in Context

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The Character You Just Learned is Also a Common Word!

Usage 1 - " tired": 

*Sentence:

你每天加班这么累,都没有时间交朋友。

English:

Working overtime everyday is so tiring for you that you don't even have time to make friends.  

Top-Down Words:

都 dōu - all, every


*Sentence:

对我来说,和别人聊天很累。

English:

Chatting with people is tiring for me.

Top-Down Words:

聊天 liáotiān - to chat


*Sentence:

下课以后,如果我们不太累的话,可能会去和朋友一起玩儿。

English:

If we're not too tired after class, we might go out with some friends.


Sentence

下班以后我只想回去休息。对我来说,和别人聊天很累。

English:

After getting off work I only want to go back and rest. Chatting with people is tiring for me.

Top-Down Words:

聊天 liáotiān - chat



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Comments   2

Rick Angleland

The translation of 对我来说,和别人聊天很累。as "Chatting with people is tiring for me." Wouldn't a closer translation say something like "I find that..." or "In my experience..."

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Mandarin Blueprint

All are fine!

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