身心俱疲
shēn xīn jù pí
exhausted in body and mind
Character by character
身shēn
body
body
心xīn
mind
mind
俱jù
both
both
疲pí
weary
weary
Example
连续加了一个月的班,他早已身心俱疲。
After a month of working late every day, he was long since worn out in body and mind.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
俱 is a written word for all or both, as in 一应俱全. Often 感到身心俱疲 or 早已身心俱疲; close to 心力交瘁 and 精疲力尽, but it names the mind as well as the body.
Learn this in Lesson 162 · HSK 7–9: 抑郁症不是矫情 (Depression is not oversensitivity)
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