Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified

to sleep/to lie down

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

shuì

Bopomofo

ㄕㄨㄟˋ

Jyutping

seoi6

Example sentences

shuì
他喜歡在沙發上睡。
他喜欢在沙发上睡。

He likes to sleep on the sofa.

我睡在下鋪。
我睡在下铺。

I sleep on the bottom bunk.

已經很晚了,快去睡覺吧。
已经很晚了,快去睡觉吧。

It's already late, go to sleep quickly.

jiù
他一回家就睡覺了。
他一回家就睡觉了。

He went to sleep as soon as he got home.

睡眠 shuìmián
良好的睡眠對身體健康至關重要。
良好的睡眠对身体健康至关重要。

Good sleep is vital for physical health.

不足 bùzú
睡眠不足會影響健康。
睡眠不足会影响健康。

Insufficient sleep affects health.

睡著 shuìzháo
小嬰兒在媽媽懷裡睡著了。
小婴儿在妈妈怀里睡著了。

The baby fell asleep in her mother's arms.

他伏在桌子上睡著了。

He fell asleep lying on the table.

入睡 rùshuì
關燈後,孩子很快入睡。
关灯后,孩子很快入睡。

After the lights were turned off, the child quickly fell asleep.

窗外的雨聲讓我很快入睡。
窗外的雨声让我很快入睡。

The sound of rain outside the window made me fall asleep quickly.

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