How to Say ‘That's too tiring!’ in Simplified Chinese
太累了吧！
tài lèi le ba
[tài lèi le ba]
🇨🇳 In China: This is the sympathetic reaction when a coworker describes a long commute. It shows you're on their side, which is the whole point of this kind of small talk.
Phrase Breakdown
太
tài
[tài]
too; so (extremely)
Used with 了 to express a strong degree, often excitement.
太棒了！
That's so great!
累
lèi
[lèi]
tired
Feeling lack of energy.
工作一天很累。
Working all day is tiring.
了
le
[le]
change-of-state particle
Used with 快…了 to show something is about to happen.
火车快来了。
The train is about to arrive.
吧
ba
[ba]
right?; I suppose
Sentence-final particle seeking confirmation.
你是学生吧？
You're a student, right?
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