寝 (寢)
qǐn
Pinyin

Definition

寝 (寢)
 - 
qǐn
  1. to lie down

Character Decomposition

Related Words (9)

寝室
qǐn shì
  1. 1 bedroom
  2. 2 dormitory
  3. 3 classifier: 间 jiān
寿终正寝
shòu zhōng zhèng qǐn
  1. 1 to die of old age
  2. 2 to die in one's bed at a ripe old age
寝食难安
qǐn shí nán ān
  1. 1 lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extremely worried and troubled
就寝
jiù qǐn
  1. 1 to go to sleep
  2. 2 to go to bed (literary)
废寝忘食
fèi qǐn wàng shí
  1. 1 to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)
  2. 2 to skip one's sleep and meals
  3. 3 to be completely wrapped up in one's work

Idioms (6)

宰予昼寝
Zǎi Yǔ zhòu qǐn
  1. 1 Zai Yu sleeps by day (idiom); refers to story in Analects of Confucius remonstrating bitterly with his student for sleeping during lectures
寝苫枕块
qǐn shān zhěn kuài
  1. 1 bed of straw and pillow of clay (idiom)
  2. 2 the correct etiquette for a filial son during the mourning period
寝食难安
qǐn shí nán ān
  1. 1 lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extremely worried and troubled
废寝忘食
fèi qǐn wàng shí
  1. 1 to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)
  2. 2 to skip one's sleep and meals
  3. 3 to be completely wrapped up in one's work
枕戈寝甲
zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ
  1. 1 to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom)
  2. 2 to keep ready for battle at all times

Sample Sentences

各位来宾您好，欢迎光临好美丽百货公司。本公司一楼为化妆品专区，二楼至四楼为淑女精品服饰，五楼为男士精品休闲服饰专区，六楼为童装、家电与寝具专柜。七楼与八楼设有国际美食街，地下一楼为生鲜超市，感谢您今天的莅临，好美丽百货公司祝您购物愉快。
gèwèi láibīn nínhǎo ，huānyíng guānglín hǎoměilì bǎihuò gōngsī 。běngōngsī yī lóu wèi huàzhuāngpǐn zhuānqū ，èrlóu zhì sì lóu wèi shūnǚ jīngpǐn fúshì ，wǔ lóu wèi nánshì jīngpǐn xiūxián fúshì zhuānqū ，liù lóu wèi tóngzhuāng 、jiā diàn yǔ qǐnjù zhuānguì 。qī lóu yǔ bā lóu shè yǒu guójì měishí jiē ，dìxiàyīlóu wèi shēngxiān chāoshì ，gǎnxiè nín jīntiān de lìlín ，hǎoměilì bǎihuò gōngsī zhù nín gòuwù yúkuài 。
Good afternoon shoppers, welcome to the Haomeili department store. The cosmetics area is on the first floor; womenswear is located from the second floor to the fourth floor; the fifth floor houses the mens' leisurewear section; while the sixth floor is the childrenswear, domestic appliances sections and the bedding counter. There is an international food court on the seventh and eighth floor, while B1 has a fresh food market. Thanks for your patronage, we at Haomeili wish you an enjoyable shopping trip.
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哎呀，你就拉到吧。什么不是上课就是泡图书馆，咱俩一个寝室的，我还会不晓得你，翘课王！图书馆的偶遇？那是更没影儿的事儿了吧？
āiyā ，nǐ jiù lādào ba 。shénme bùshì shàngkè jiùshì pào túshūguǎn ，zánliǎ yī gè qǐnshì de ，wǒ hái huì bù xiǎode nǐ ，qiàokèwáng ！túshūguǎn de ǒuyù ？nà shì gèng méiyǐngr de shìr le ba ？
Agh, stop bullshitting. What do you mean when you weren't in class you were stewing in the library. We shared a dorm, it's not like I don't know you, the king of skipping class! We've never bumped into each other in the library, have we? Not even once, no?
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我们寝室除了两个考研的，剩下我们几个就得面临找工作啦。
wǒmen qǐnshì chúle liǎng gè kǎoyán de ，shèngxià wǒmen jǐ ge jiù de miànlín zhǎo gōngzuò la 。
In our dormitory, besides the two who are taking the entrance exam for graduate school, there is a few of us left who are faced with finding work.
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过段时间又要开学了，新生要搬进我们寝室了。时间真快啊……
guò duàn shíjiān yòu yào kāixué le ，xīnshēng yào bān jìn wǒmen qǐnshì le 。shíjiān zhēn kuài à ……
It's that time of the year when school starts again. There will be freshmen moving in to our dorms. How time flies....
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上学期，我们男生寝室和你们女生寝室有过一次联谊活动？碰巧你不在。
shàng semester ，wǒmen nánshēng qǐnshì hé nǐmen nǚshēng qǐnshì yǒuguò yīcì liányì huódòng ？pèngqiǎo nǐ bù zài 。
Last term, the boy's dormitory and the girl's dormitory had a get-together. It happened that you were not there.
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我送你回寝室吧，快熄灯了。唉！你去哪儿？小心车子！
wǒ sòng nǐ huí qǐnshì ba ，kuài xīdēng le 。ài ！nǐ qù nǎr ？xiǎoxīn chēzi ！
I'll take you back to the dormitory, the lights are about to be turned off. Oh! Where did you go? Look out for the vehicles!
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暂时还没有。想在寝室看片子。
zànshí hái méiyǒu 。xiǎng zài qǐnshì kàn piānzi 。
At the moment, I don't have any. I want to watch a movie in the dormitory.
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周丽？我们寝室那个大四？我进校后还没见过她呢。
zhōulì ？wǒmen qǐnshì nàge dàsì ？wǒ jìn xiào hòu hái méi jiàn guo tā ne 。
Zhou Li? The fourth-year in our dormitory room? I haven't seen her since I came to the school.
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那挺好的。哎，马上就要毕业了，真舍不得离开我们这个寝室。
nà tǐng hǎo de 。ài ，mǎshàng jiùyào bìyè le ，zhēn shěbude líkāi wǒmen zhè gè qǐnshì 。
That's great. Hey, I'm going to graduate soon. I really don't want to leave our dormitory.
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以前在寝室你不也看嘛，还说我。哎，我这儿有本杂志你肯定没看过，特过瘾。
yǐqián zài qǐnshì nǐ bù yě kàn ma ，hái shuō wǒ 。āi ，wǒ zhèr yǒu běn zázhì nǐ kěndìng méi kàn guo ，tè guòyǐn 。
Me, whatever. Back when we were in the dorm, you watched too. Hey, I've got a magazine here you definitely haven't seen. It's right up your alley.
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