shuì
Pinyin

Definition

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shuì
  1. to sleep
  2. to lie down

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shuì
  1. 1 to sleep
  2. 2 to lie down
shuì jiào
  1. 1 to go to bed
  2. 2 to sleep
rù shuì
  1. 1 to fall asleep
shuì yì
  1. 1 sleepiness
shuì mián
  1. 1 sleep
  2. 2 to sleep
  3. 3 (computing) to enter sleep mode

Idioms (2)

席地而睡
xí dì ér shuì
  1. 1 to sleep on the ground (idiom)
昏昏欲睡
hūn hūn yù shuì
  1. 1 drowsy
  2. 2 sleepy (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我也没办法,最近工作忙,睡觉时间都已经牺牲了,只好靠咖啡来提提神儿。
wǒ yě méi bànfǎ ,zuìjìn gōngzuò máng ,shuìjiào shíjiān dōu yǐjīng xīshēng le ,zhǐhǎo kào kāfēi lái títíshén r 。
I’ve no choice, with heavy workload even my sleep time is sacrificed. I can only rely on coffee to stay alert.
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你懂什么,等我到了川藏那边,能睡个大通铺喝口热水就不错啦。
nǐ dǒng shénme ,děng wǒ dào le ChuānZàng nàbian ,néng shuì ge dàtōngpù hē kǒu rèshuǐ jiù bùcuò la 。
What do you know? It’s not bad already if I can get some sleep in a shelter with long beds and drink hot water when I get to Sichuan-Tibet
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1、妈妈对我说:“你与其在家里睡大觉,不如出门去图书馆看看书。”
、māma duì wǒ shuō :“nǐ yǔqí zài jiālǐ shuìdàjiào ,bùrú chūmén qù túshūguǎn kàn kàn shū 。”
Mom said to me “instead of sleeping at home, it would be better if you read books at the library,”
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然后睡前利尿的食物不要吃太多,多补充营养,别挑食。
ránhòu shuì qián lìniào de shíwù bùyào chī tài duō ,duō bǔchōng yíngyǎng ,bié tiāoshí 。
Do not eat too much food or drinks that help you urinate before sleep, replenish more nutritions, and don't be picky about food.
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不,我要睡觉。
bù ,wǒ yào shuìjiào 。
No, I want to sleep.
我上班的时候不是在滑手机,就是在睡觉。
wǒ shàngbān de shíhou bùshì zài huá shǒujī ,jiùshì zài shuìjiào 。
When I work, I’m either playing with my cellphone or sleeping.
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我昨天睡了八个小时的觉。
wǒ zuótiān shuì le bā ge xiǎoshí de jiào 。
I had eight hours of sleep yesterday.
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我昨天喝了一壶茶,所以昨晚只睡了四个小时。
wǒ zuótiān hē le yī hú chá ,suǒyǐ zuówǎn zhǐ shuì le sì ge xiǎoshí 。
I drank a pot of tea yesterday so I only slept for four hours last night.
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你能不能少吃一点儿米饭,多喝水、多睡觉?
nǐ néng bù néng shǎo chī yīdiǎnr mǐfàn ,duō hē shuǐ 、duō shuìjiào ?
Can you eat less rice, drink more water and sleep more?
我一看书,就想睡。
wǒ yī kànshū ,jiù xiǎng shuì 。
As soon as I start reading a book, I want to fall asleep.
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