How to Say ‘Are you tired?’ in Simplified Chinese
累不累?
lèi bù lèi
[lay bù lay]
💬 Usage Tip: Saying an adjective, then 不, then the adjective again makes a yes/no question with no question word needed. Try 好不好 "is it good?" or 忙不忙 "are you busy?"
Phrase Breakdown
累
lèi
[lay]
tired
An adjective meaning physically or mentally tired.
我今天很累。
I am very tired today.
不
bù
[bù]
not
Used to form the negative of verbs.
他不想参与。
He does not want to participate.
累
lèi
[lay]
tired
An adjective meaning physically or mentally tired.
我今天很累。
I am very tired today.
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