How to Say ‘I'm often very tired’ in Simplified Chinese
我常常很累
wǒ cháng cháng hěn lèi
[wo chahng-chahng hen lèi]
💬 Usage Tip: Here 很 mostly just completes the sentence rather than meaning "very". A describing word like 累 needs it to sound natural on its own, and no 是 is used.
Phrase Breakdown
我常常
wǒ cháng cháng
I often
我 (wǒ) means 'I' and 常常 (cháng cháng) means 'often'. 常常 is two rising second tones.
我常常运动。
I often exercise.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wo]
I
The speaker referring to themselves.
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.
我们常常一起吃午饭。
We often eat lunch together.
很累
hěn lèi
very tired
很 (hěn) means 'very' and 累 (lèi) means 'tired'. Dip your voice on hěn, then drop it sharply on lèi.
今天很累。
Today I'm very tired.
Words in this phrase
很
hěn
[hen]
very
An adverb meaning “very,” often used before adjectives in polite conversation.
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.
工作一天很累。
Working all day is tiring.
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