午
睡

To take a nap in Chinese: 午睡 (wǔ shuì)

wǔ shuì

to take a nap

HSK 3.0 Level 21 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to take a nap
  2. 2siesta

Stroke order

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午
睡

Zhuyin

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ㄨˇ

wǔ

ㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

ㄕㄨㄟˋ

shuì

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 吃完饭我想午睡一会儿。

    chī wán fàn wǒ xiǎng wǔ shuì yí huì er。

    After eating, I want to take a short nap.

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Related words

睡

shuì

to sleep

上午

shàng wǔ

morning

睡觉

shuì jiào

to go to bed

下午

xià wǔ

afternoon

中午

zhōng wǔ

noon

午饭

wǔ fàn

lunch

午餐

wǔ cān

lunch

睡着

shuì zháo

to fall asleep

睡眠

shuì mián

sleep

酣睡

hān shuì

to sleep soundly

睡袋

shuì dài

sleeping bag

端午节

duān wǔ jié

Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)

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