<p><code>我的腿累了</code> is not as good as <code>我的腿好累</code><br>
The former one seems to suggest your leg tires on its own accord and sounds unnatural, where the latter one just states that the legs are tired (a condition). As a comparison, <code>我的手累了</code> is quite normal, where the hand seems to be a more active body part.</p>

<p>While other alternatives have subtle differences:</p>

<ul>
<li><code>我的腿无力</code>  = My legs are weak. (Maybe from hunger)</li>
<li><code>我跑不动</code> = I can't run (Maybe need to catch a breath / or guy is too fat)</li>
<li><code>我的腿很酸</code> = My legs are sore. (Maybe from sitting too long in a wrong posture)</li>
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TiansHUo
<p>“我的腿累了” seems to be <strong>Engchinese</strong> if you think about "My legs are tired".</p>

<p>Unusually, “累了(but not a single 累)”'s <strong>subject</strong> should be HUMAN/PERSON but not any part of human's body!</p>

<p>You should say:</p>

<p>“我的腿（走得/跑得）没劲儿了。”</p>

<p>“我的腿都快酸死了。”</p>

<p>However, in some very special cases, a part of human's body could be the subject of “累了”. E.g.:</p>

<p>我的心累了。 --- My heart burdened be. Or: Something takes it out of me. Or: Doing something was anguishing.</p>

<p>The "heart" is an abstract word on the people's emotion or feeling, so be the word “累了”.</p>

<p>Additionally, similarly, there are some word else should be used on this way, such as “醉了”:</p>

<p>我醉了。 --- I'm drunk.</p>

<p>If someone says “我的嘴巴/胃/大脑醉了”(My mouth/stomach/brain is drunk.), this guy should be really deeply drunk:p</p>

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0xB2CC
<p>for the native speaker,我的腿累了 is not normal used. We usually use 我跑不动了.</p>

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kandy
<p>我的腿累了 is very normal to say. Alternatively you can say 我的腿没劲了. </p>

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NS.X.
<p>I think "我跑不动了" or "我快要跑不动了” is right</p>

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bbg
<p>There's no such sentence in Chinese. Instead we use "我的腿酸了" "我的腿好酸", which seems authentic.</p>

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meLAz
<p>Not so good.</p>

<p>I have never use this because it sounds strange.</p>

<p>Follow your feeling, don't use these words that you don't like to use.</p>

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Could you provide some suggestions of what would be better to use in this case?
going
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Well.. It doesn't sound strange to me though...
Mike Manilone
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user1172
<p>I play soccer with a bunch of Chinese friends regularly and I want to say "my legs are tired".</p>

<p>I already know 我跑不动了 and 我的腿很酸, but I'm not sure what is the best fit for the Chinese equivelant of "my legs are tired" in English.</p>

<p>Google translate gives me 我的腿累了 and there are plenty of search results where this is used, but this sound doesn't sound right to me, kind of like something a Westerner would say in Chinese. Maybe I'm wrong!</p>

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2012-10-09T10:18:46.323Z
Absolutely. All three sentences sound normal.
杨以轩
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That's OK for me.
Ziyuan
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Also consider 我的腿沒力.
Olle Linge
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@OlleLinge 我的腿沒力 without context would be interpreted as 'my legs lack the necessary strength to do something, such as jumping higher' rather than 'my legs are tired'.
deutschZuid
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Yes, I know, but I thought we had a specific context here, such as playing football. Wouldn't that work?
Olle Linge
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@OlleLinge this can be disambiguated by appending 了. 我的腿没力了 only refers to its state at present rather than its capability.
NS.X.
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No, it's not said often in oral. Though the syntax and meaning are OK, we do not say like that usually. Consider 我腿没劲儿了.
halfelf
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Can I use 我的腿累了 for "My legs are tired"?
# Can I use 我的腿累了 for "My legs are tired"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-10-09)

I play soccer with a bunch of Chinese friends regularly and I want to say "my legs are tired".

I already know 我跑不动了 and 我的腿很酸, but I'm not sure what is the best fit for the Chinese equivelant of "my legs are tired" in English.

Google translate gives me 我的腿累了 and there are plenty of search results where this is used, but this sound doesn't sound right to me, kind of like something a Westerner would say in Chinese. Maybe I'm wrong!

**Tags:** word-choice, translation

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Absolutely. All three sentences sound normal.  
> **username_2**: That's OK for me.  
> **username_3**: Also consider 我的腿沒力.  
> **username_4**: @username_3 我的腿沒力 without context would be interpreted as 'my legs lack the necessary strength to do something, such as jumping higher' rather than 'my legs are tired'.  
> **username_3**: Yes, I know, but I thought we had a specific context here, such as playing football. Wouldn't that work?  
> **username_5**: @username_3 this can be disambiguated by appending 了. 我的腿没力了 only refers to its state at present rather than its capability.  
> **username_6**: No, it's not said often in oral. Though the syntax and meaning are OK, we do not say like that usually. Consider 我腿没劲儿了.  

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## 7 answers

### Answer by username_7 on 2012-10-10. Score: 5

`我的腿累了` is not as good as `我的腿好累`  
The former one seems to suggest your leg tires on its own accord and sounds unnatural, where the latter one just states that the legs are tired (a condition). As a comparison, `我的手累了` is quite normal, where the hand seems to be a more active body part.

While other alternatives have subtle differences:

* `我的腿无力` = My legs are weak. (Maybe from hunger)
* `我跑不动` = I can't run (Maybe need to catch a breath / or guy is too fat)
* `我的腿很酸` = My legs are sore. (Maybe from sitting too long in a wrong posture)


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### Answer by username_8 on 2012-10-21. Score: 4

“我的腿累了” seems to be **Engchinese** if you think about "My legs are tired".

Unusually, “累了(but not a single 累)”'s **subject** should be HUMAN/PERSON but not any part of human's body!

You should say:

“我的腿（走得/跑得）没劲儿了。”

“我的腿都快酸死了。”

However, in some very special cases, a part of human's body could be the subject of “累了”. E.g.:

我的心累了。 --- My heart burdened be. Or: Something takes it out of me. Or: Doing something was anguishing.

The "heart" is an abstract word on the people's emotion or feeling, so be the word “累了”.

Additionally, similarly, there are some word else should be used on this way, such as “醉了”:

我醉了。 --- I'm drunk.

If someone says “我的嘴巴/胃/大脑醉了”(My mouth/stomach/brain is drunk.), this guy should be really deeply drunk:p


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### Answer by username_9 on 2012-10-11. Score: 3

for the native speaker,我的腿累了 is not normal used. We usually use 我跑不动了.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2012-10-09. Score: 3

我的腿累了 is very normal to say. Alternatively you can say 我的腿没劲了.


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### Answer by username_10 on 2012-10-13. Score: 1

I think "我跑不动了" or "我快要跑不动了” is right


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### Answer by username_11 on 2012-10-23. Score: 1

There's no such sentence in Chinese. Instead we use "我的腿酸了" "我的腿好酸", which seems authentic.


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### Answer by username_12 on 2012-10-10. Score: -1

Not so good.

I have never use this because it sounds strange.

Follow your feeling, don't use these words that you don't like to use.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Could you provide some suggestions of what would be better to use in this case?  
> **username_13**: Well.. It doesn't sound strange to me though...  

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