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How to Say ‘I often feel tired, and my feet are a bit swollen.’ in Simplified Chinese

我常常很累，脚也有点肿。

wǒ cháng cháng hěn lèi jiǎo yě yǒu diǎn zhǒng

[wo chahng-chahng hen lèi jiǎo yeh yǒudiǎn zhǒng]

Phrase Breakdown

我常常很累，

wǒ cháng cháng hěn lèi

I'm often very tired,

This combines 我 (wǒ, I), 常常 (cháng cháng, often), and 很累 (hěn lèi, very tired). Pause briefly at the comma.

Example

我常常很累，想睡觉。

I'm often tired and want to sleep.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

The speaker referring to themselves.

Example

我明天有空。

I am free tomorrow.

常常

cháng cháng

[chahng-chahng]

often; frequently

An adverb meaning something happens regularly or many times.

Example

我们常常一起吃午饭。

We often eat lunch together.

很

hěn

[hen]

very

An adverb meaning “very,” often used before adjectives in polite conversation.

Example

这个活动很热闹，“很”常用来加强语气。

This event is lively; 很 is often used to strengthen the tone.

累

lèi

[lèi]

tired

Feeling lack of energy.

Example

工作一天很累。

Working all day is tiring.

脚也有点肿。

jiǎo yě yǒu diǎn zhǒng

and my feet are a bit swollen too.

脚 (jiǎo) means 'feet', 也 (yě) means 'also', and 有点肿 (yǒu diǎn zhǒng) means 'a bit swollen'. Watch the chain of third tones.

Example

晚上脚也有点肿。

My feet are also a bit swollen in the evening.

Words in this phrase

脚

jiǎo

[jiǎo]

foot

The body part at the end of the leg.

Example

我的脚很疼。

My foot hurts a lot.

也

yě

[yeh]

also; too

Adds the meaning of “also” or “too,” often used to agree politely in conversation.

Example

我也很高兴来参加这个活动。

I’m also very happy to come to this event.

有点

yǒu diǎn

[yǒudiǎn]

a bit

Slightly; often for something undesirable.

Example

我有点累。

I'm a bit tired.

肿

zhǒng

[zhǒng]

swollen

Puffed up due to fluid or injury.

Example

他的眼睛肿了。

His eyes are swollen.

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