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失眠 (shī mián) – to suffer from insomnia

shī mián

to suffer from insomnia

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-92 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to suffer from insomnia

Example sentences

See 失眠 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我有失眠症。

    wǒ yǒu shī mián zhèng 。

    I can't sleep at night.

  • 小李經常失眠，因为他的鄰居老是大聲地吵架。

    xiǎo lǐ jīng cháng shī mián ， yīn wèi tā de lín jū lǎo shì dà shēng dì chǎo jià 。

    Xiaoli often loses sleep because his neighbours are always arguing loudly.

Related words

失败

shī bài

to be defeated

失望

shī wàng

disappointed

失去

shī qù

to lose

失业

shī yè

unemployment

损失

sǔn shī

loss

消失

xiāo shī

to disappear

失误

shī wù

lapse

睡眠

shuì mián

sleep

丧失

sàng shī

to lose

催眠

cuī mián

hypnosis

得失

dé shī

gains and losses

丢失

diū shī

to lose

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