Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Physically tired or weary: Describes a state of physical exhaustion or fatigue, often resulting from exertion, illness, or lack of rest.
   • Mentally or emotionally fatigued: Describes a state of mental weariness, lack of energy for mental tasks, or emotional drain, such as from stress or boredom.

2. Verb (used less commonly):

   • To become or feel tired: To experience a state of fatigue or weariness.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Tôi cảm thấy rất mệt mỏi sau chuyến bay dài. (I feel very tired after the long flight.)
  • Cô ấy có vẻ mệt mỏi vì căng thẳng công việc. (She seems weary from work stress.)
  • Đôi mắt mệt mỏi của anh ấy cho thấy anh đã thức khuya. (His tired eyes showed he had stayed up late.)

• Verb:

  • Công việc này khiến tôi mệt mỏi rất nhanh. (This work makes me tire very quickly.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe prolonged or chronic states of fatigue.
  • Một cuộc chiến tranh kéo dài khiến người dân mệt mỏi. (A prolonged war left the people weary.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mệt (adj): Tired, fatigued. A more common and general term for tiredness.

  • Tôi chỉ hơi mệt thôi. (I'm just a little tired.)

• Mệt nhoài (adj): Completely exhausted, worn out.

  • Làm việc cả ngày, tôi mệt nhoài. (Working all day, I am completely worn out.)

• Mệt lử (adj, informal): Extremely tired, dead tired.

  • Đi bộ đường dài xong, tớ mệt lử. (After the long hike, I am dead tired.)

Synonyms

• Tired: In need of rest or sleep.
• Weary: Feeling or showing extreme tiredness.
• Fatigued: Worn out, exhausted.
• Exhausted: Drained of strength or energy.
• Drained: Depleted of energy or vitality.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Mệt mỏi vì chờ đợi: Weary from waiting.

  • Chúng tôi mệt mỏi vì chờ đợi quyết định. (We are weary from waiting for the decision.)

• Sự mệt mỏi triền miên: Chronic fatigue, constant weariness.

  • Cô ấy phải đối mặt với sự mệt mỏi triền miên. (She has to deal with constant weariness.)

adj

1. tired