睡

To sleep in Chinese: 睡 (shuì)

shuì

to sleep

HSK 3.0 Level 11 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to sleep
  2. 2to lie down

Stroke order

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睡

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄨㄟˋ

shuì

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 我昨天晚上睡得很好。

    wǒ zuó tiān wǎn shàng shuì dé hěn hǎo。

    I slept very well last night.

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Related words

睡觉

shuì jiào

to go to bed

午睡

wǔ shuì

to take a nap

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

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