睡
眠

Sleep in Chinese: 睡眠 (shuì mián)

shuì mián

sleep

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Definitions

  1. 1sleep
  2. 2to sleep
  3. 3(computing) to enter sleep mode

Stroke order

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睡
眠

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄨㄟˋ

shuì

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄇㄧㄢˊ

mián

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 睡眠不足会影响你的身体。

    shuì mián bù zú huì yǐng xiǎng nǐ de shēn tǐ。

    Lack of sleep will affect your body.

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Related words

睡

shuì

to sleep

睡觉

shuì jiào

to go to bed

失眠

shī mián

to suffer from insomnia

午睡

wǔ shuì

to take a nap

睡着

shuì zháo

to fall asleep

催眠

cuī mián

hypnosis

酣睡

hān shuì

to sleep soundly

睡袋

shuì dài

sleeping bag

休眠

xiū mián

to be dormant (biology)

安眠药

ān mián yào

sleeping pill

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