累死累活 lèi sǐ lèi huó

to tire oneself out through overwork

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to tire oneself out through overwork
  2. 2. to work oneself to death

Characters

Character Meaning
累 lèi HSK 2
tired; weary; to work hard
死 sǐ HSK 4
to die; extremely; inflexible
累 lèi HSK 2
tired; weary; to work hard
活 huó HSK 4
to live; alive; living