眠
mián
Pinyin

Definition

眠
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mián
  1. to sleep
  2. to hibernate

Character Decomposition

Related Words (19)

失眠
shī mián
  1. 1 to suffer from insomnia
入眠
rù mián
  1. 1 to fall asleep
冬眠
dōng mián
  1. 1 hibernation
睡眠
shuì mián
  1. 1 sleep
  2. 2 to sleep
  3. 3 (computing) to enter sleep mode
不眠不休
bù mián bù xiū
  1. 1 without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)

Idioms (3)

不眠不休
bù mián bù xiū
  1. 1 without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)
我醉欲眠
wǒ zuì yù mián
  1. 1 lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom)
  2. 2 (used to indicate one's sincere and straightforward nature)
抵足而眠
dǐ zú ér mián
  1. 1 lit. to live and sleep together (idiom); fig. a close friendship

Sample Sentences

这令他辗转难眠。
zhè lìng tā zhǎnzhuǎnnánmián 。
This made him toss and turn at night.
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你试试看吧，如果什么都来不及做的时候，那最后还有一记绝招，就是自我催眠，无时无刻不提醒自己，我是宇宙超级无敌美少女，人见人爱花见花开车见车爆胎！那，自信心瞬间就能爆棚哈哈！
nǐ shìshi kàn ba ，rúguǒ shénme dōu láibují zuò de shíhou ，nà zuìhòu háiyǒu yī jì juézhāo ，jiùshì zìwǒ cuīmián ，wúshíwúkè bù tíxǐng zìjǐ ，wǒ shì yǔzhòu chāojí wúdí měi shàonǚ ，rén jiàn rén ài huā jiàn huā kāi chē jiàn chē bàotāi ！nà ，zìxìnxīn shùnjiān jiù néng bàopéng hāhā ！
Give it a try, if you don't have enough time to do anything, I also have one last trick, self hypnosis. Remind yourself anytime and anywhere, I'm a young beautiful woman without compare in the universe. I'm the belle of the ball! Then, your confidence will surge in an instant.
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其实你知道吗？早起倒逼得我养成了早睡的好习惯，我以前一度也是“晚上刷手机睡不着，早上闹钟叫醒不来”，而很多早起的人都能早睡，这是睡眠守恒定律。哈哈。
qíshí nǐ zhīdào ma ？zǎoqǐ dào bī de wǒ yǎngchéng le zǎo shuì de hǎo xíguàn ，wǒ yǐqián yīdù yě shì “wǎnshang shuā shǒujī shuì bu zháo ，zǎoshang nàozhōng jiào xǐngbùlái ”，ér hěn duō zǎoqǐ de rén dōu néng zǎo shuì ，zhè shì shuìmián shǒuhéng dìnglǜ 。hāhā 。
You know what? Waking up early has actually forced me to get into the habit of going to bed early. I also went through a phase of "if I don't use my phone at night I can't sleep and I can't wake up in the morning even with an alarm". In actual fact, most people that rise early, head to bed early. That's the laws of quality sleep! haha.
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老赵啊，按着;您上回的养生建议，调整了作息时间之后，我的睡眠质量确实提升不少；睡眠充足了，精神也越发矍铄，工作效率极高，真是良性循环。
Lǎo Zhào ā ，àn zhe ;nín shànghuí de yǎngshēng jiànyì ，tiáozhěng le zuò shíjiān zhīhòu ，wǒ de shuìmián zhìliàng quèshí tíshēng bùshǎo ；shuìmián chōngzú le ，jīngshén yě yuèfā juéshuò ，gōngzuò xiàolǜ jígāo ，zhēn shì liángxìng xúnhuán 。
Lao Zhao, going along with the health suggestions you gave me last time I adjusted my rest and work patterns and it's really improved my quality of sleep; Now I'm getting enough sleep, my psychological state is getting better and better, and I'm extremely efficient at work. It really is a virtuous cycle.
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哪能啊，您真是说笑了，重视睡眠，调整作息，除此以外还有什么简单有效的养生法啊？
nǎnéng ā ，nín zhēn shì shuōxiào le ，zhòngshì shuìmián ，tiáozhěng zuòxī ，chúcǐyǐwài háiyǒu shénme jiǎndān yǒuxiào de yǎngshēng fǎ ā ？
Not at all. You really must be kidding me. Except for making sure to get enough sleep and adjusting your work and rest patterns, what other simple but effective health tips are there?
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嗨，过奖过奖，不过中医养生讲究的六个字“三分调，七分养”，药物只是治标，而通过日常睡眠、饮食、情绪等各方面养成良好习惯，才能使身体保持平衡。
hāi ，guòjiǎng guòjiǎng ，bùguò zhōngyī yǎngshēng jiǎngjiu de liù gè zì “sānfēn tiáo ，qīfēn yǎng ”，yàowù zhǐshì zhìbiāo ，ér tōngguò rìcháng shuìmián 、yǐnshí 、qíngxù děng gèfāngmiàn yǎngchéng liánghǎo xíguàn ，cáinéng shǐ shēntǐ bǎochí pínghéng 。
Hey, you're too polite. However, the six character phrase captures the essence of Traditional Chinese Medicine: "three parts treatment, seven parts life habits". Drugs treat the symptoms, not the cause, and it's through acquiring good habits in terms of aspects like sleeping everyday, food and drink and emotional wellbeing, that you maintain equilibrium in your body.
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没没没，我理解你们年轻人都崇尚办事效率，不过中医养生真不是一蹴而就的，如果你非得要我想那么一招，我想那大概就是重视睡眠。
méi méi méi ，wǒ lǐjiě nǐmen niánqīngrén dōu chóngshàng bànshì xiàolǜ ，bùguò zhōngyī yǎngshēng zhēn bù shì yīcùérjiù de ，rúguǒ nǐ fēiděi yào wǒ xiǎng nàme yī zhāo ，wǒ xiǎng nà dàgài jiùshì zhòngshì shuìmián 。
No, no, I understand that you young people are all about efficiency, however, traditional Chinese medicine really isn't about solving everything in one go. If you really want me to think of a technique like that, then I'd have to say it's taking care of your sleep habits.
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睡眠？这一整年来，我几乎天天熬夜啊，恨不得一分钟掰成四分钟来用，睡眠对我来说简直太奢侈了。
shuìmián ？zhè yī zhěng nián lái ，wǒ jīhū tiāntiān áoyè ā ，hènbude yīfēnzhōng bāi chéng sì fēnzhōng lái yòng ，shuìmián duìwǒláishuō jiǎnzhí tài shēchǐ le 。
Sleep? I've been staying up late every night for almost this entire year. I'm always eager to make more use of my time, so you could say sleeping is like a luxury for me.
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难怪我这黑眼圈自从创业以来就没有消失过，越想集中精神工作，却越容易精神涣散，睡得晚还常常失眠。
nánguài wǒ zhè hēiyǎnquān zìcóng chuàngyè yǐlái jiù méiyǒu xiāoshī guò ，yuè xiǎng jízhōng jīngshén gōngzuò ，què yuè róngyì jīngshén huànsàn ，shuì de wǎn hái chángcháng shīmián 。
No wonder the bags under my eyes haven't disappeared once since I launched my own business. The more I want to concentrate on work, the more distracted I seem to get. It's because I'm going to bed late and often suffer from insomnia.
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这样就太得不偿失咯，中医说“养生之诀，当以睡眠为先，睡能还精，睡能养气，睡能健脾益胃，睡能坚骨强筋”，古人的经验之谈还是有可取之处的。
zhèyàng jiù tài débùchángshī lo ，zhōngyī shuō “yǎngshēng zhī jué ，dāng yǐ shuìmián wèi xiān ，shuì néng huán jīng ，shuì néng yǎngqì ，shuì néng jiànpí yìwèi ，shuì néng jiāngǔ qiángjīn ”，gǔrén de jīngyàn zhī tán háishì yǒu kěqǔzhīchù de 。
The gains really don't surpass what you lose in this case. There's a saying in traditional Chinese medicine circles: "Sleep should take priority in any health strategy, as sleep can restore your spirit, sleep can restore chi, sleep is beneficial for the stomach and the spleen and sleep can strengthen your bones and build your muscles." There's always something to learn from the experience of those from pre-modern China.
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