睡
HSK 1freq #464
Meanings
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- 1.to sleep
- 2.to lie down
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Wiktionary
- 1.to sleep
- 2.to sleep; to have the capacity for
- 3.to sleep with (have sexual intercourse with somebody)
- 4.to lie; to recline
- 5.to nod off
- 6.a surname
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *djols): semantic 目 (“eye”) + phonetic 垂 (OC *djol) – sleep. May be from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(d/n)waj (“to hang from; to cling to; creeper”); see 垂 (OC *djol, “to hang down”) for more (STEDT).
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Example sentences
我睡不著。
I couldn't sleep.
我睡不好。
I can't sleep well.
汤姆睡了。
Tom slept.
回去睡覺。
Go back to sleep.
回去睡覺。
Go back to bed.
我睡不好。
I don't sleep well.
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
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Related words
睡觉 to go to bed睡着 to fall asleep睡眠 sleep午睡 to take a nap in the afternoon睡袋 sleeping bag酣睡 to sleep soundly陪睡 to trade sex for favorable treatment (career advancement, higher grades, rent-free accommodation etc)睡姿 sleeping posture裸睡 to sleep naked睡相 sleeping posture睡饱 to get enough sleep; to have a good night's sleep入睡 to fall asleep