Chinese Word: 睡 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

睡HSK 1

Pinyin: shuì

English Definition: to sleep; to lie down

Chinese Definition:
①闭目安息，大脑皮质处于休息状态：睡意。睡觉。睡梦。睡眠。入睡。睡魔(喻强烈的睡意)

Antonyms: 醒

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 目

Pictophonetic:垂 indicates the sound; 目 (eye) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 目 [ mù ] eye; to look, to see; division, topic
- 垂 [ chuí ] to hang, to dangle; to hand down, to bequeath; almost, near

Similar Characters: 陲锤棰捶

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睡觉HSK 1	shuì jiào	to go to bed; to sleep
睡眠	shuì mián	sleep; to sleep; (computing) to enter sleep mode
入睡	rù shuì	to fall asleep
沉睡	chén shuì	to be fast asleep; (fig.) to lie dormant; to lie undiscovered
瞌睡	kē shuì	drowsy; to doze; to nap

1		wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 shuì jiào 睡觉。 I want to sleep.
2		mā ma 妈妈， wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 shuì jiào 睡觉。 Mom, I want to go to sleep.
3		māo 猫 zài 在 chuáng shàng 床上 shuì jiào 睡觉。 The cat is sleeping on the bed.
4		hái zi 孩子 xū yào 需要 zǎo 早 shuì jiào 睡觉。 The child needs to go to bed early.
5		xiǎo hái r 小孩儿 yào 要 shuì jiào 睡觉 le 了。 The child is going to sleep.

1		wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 shuì jiào 睡觉。 I want to sleep.
2		mā ma 妈妈， wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 shuì jiào 睡觉。 Mom, I want to go to sleep.
3		māo 猫 zài 在 chuáng shàng 床上 shuì jiào 睡觉。 The cat is sleeping on the bed.
4		hái zi 孩子 xū yào 需要 zǎo 早 shuì jiào 睡觉。 The child needs to go to bed early.
5		xiǎo hái r 小孩儿 yào 要 shuì jiào 睡觉 le 了。 The child is going to sleep.