Definition
累垮 is a verb-resultative compound (动结式) meaning 'to collapse from fatigue'. The result complement 垮 ('to collapse, to break down') indicates the outcome of being excessively tired. You can insert 得 or 不 between the two characters to express possibility: 累得垮 ('can be exhausted to the point of collapse') or 累不垮 ('cannot be exhausted to that point'). It is often used with 把 in the disposal construction: 把某人累垮了.
v.p.
to collapse from fatigueto be exhausted to the point of breaking down
Examples
- ，累垮。Tā zuìjìn gōngzuò tài máng, zhōngyú bǎ zìjǐ léi le.He has been too busy with work lately and finally collapsed from fatigue.
- ，累垮。Liánxù áoyè fùxí, tā chàdiǎn léi le.After staying up late studying for days, she almost collapsed from exhaustion.
- ，累垮。Zhème zhòng de tǐlì huó, yìbānrén zǎo jiù léi le.With such heavy physical labor, an ordinary person would have collapsed long ago.
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