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累死累活
lèi​sǐ​lèi​huó

to work oneself to death

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 累死 lèi​sǐ
    to be exhausted
    To be worn out or tired to death; can be used literally to mean dying from overwork or figuratively to express extreme fatigue.
  2. 累活 lèi​huó
    tiring work
    laborious task or physically demanding job