# How to say “I'm tired” in Chinese

> The mildest way to say “I'm tired” in Chinese is 好累 (hǎo lèi), “so tired”. The strongest is 我不想努力了 (wǒ bù xiǎng nǔ lì le), “i don't want to try anymore”. Here are all 5, ranked mild to strong, with pinyin and when to use each one.

Source: https://lanlanchinese.com/how-to-say/tired-in-chinese (updated 2026-10-18)

1. **好累** (hǎo lèi) (strength 1/5): so tired. A normal monday.
   Heard in a real video: 哎，天天演戏真的好累啊。 "Ugh, acting every day is so exhausting." (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjBdrIM78R4&t=68s)
2. **心累** (xīn lèi) (strength 2/5): emotionally drained (lit. heart tired). Tired of people, not sleep.
3. **累成狗** (lèi chéng gǒu) (strength 3/5): dog-tired (lit. tired into a dog). After a double shift.
4. **身体被掏空** (shēn tǐ bèi tāo kōng) (strength 4/5): my body's been emptied out. From a viral choir song about overtime.
5. **我不想努力了** (wǒ bù xiǎng nǔ lì le) (strength 5/5): i don't want to try anymore. The meme of every exhausted worker.

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