How to Say ‘Was the trip tiring?’ in Simplified Chinese
路上累不累？
lù shàng lèi bù lèi
[loo shang lay bù lay]
🇨🇳 In China: This is a standard caring greeting for someone who has just arrived from a trip. It is more about showing concern than asking for details, so a short 不累 is a perfectly good answer.
Phrase Breakdown
路上
lù shàng
on the way
路 (lù) means 'road' and 上 (shang) means 'on'. Together they mean 'during the trip'.
路上小心。
Be careful on the way.
Words in this phrase
路
lù
[loo]
road; way
Refers to a road, route, or the journey itself in some expressions.
路上如果堵车，请提前打电话。
If there is traffic on the way, please call ahead.
上
shàng
[shang]
in; on (location)
After a noun, marks location: in or on it.
手机在桌上。
The phone is on the table.
累不累？
lèi bù lèi
tired or not?
This is the 'A-not-A' question form. 不 is light and quick: lèi bu lèi.
你累不累？
Are you tired?
Words in this phrase
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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