How to Say ‘Was it tiring?’ in Simplified Chinese
累不累？
lèi bù lèi
[lèi bù lèi]
💬 Usage Tip: Say an adjective, then 不, then the same adjective again, and you've made a yes-or-no question without needing 吗. The same pattern gives you 好不好？ "is it good?".
Phrase Breakdown
累
lèi
[lèi]
tired
Feeling lack of energy.
工作一天很累。
Working all day is tiring.
不
bù
[bù]
not
Used to form the negative of verbs.
他不想参与。
He does not want to participate.
累
lèi
[lèi]
tired
Feeling lack of energy.
工作一天很累。
Working all day is tiring.
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