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入睡

rù shuì · ru shui

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to fall asleep
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In a conversation

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Counting sheep

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)昨晚(zuówǎn)睡(shuì)得(de)好(hǎo)吗(ma)？

    Did you sleep well last night?

  2. Dengdeng

    不(bù)好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)很(hěn)晚(wǎn)才(cái)入睡(rùshuì)。

    Not really. I fell asleep very late.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)了(le)？

    What happened?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)数(shǔ)羊(yáng)，数(shǔ)到(dào)一百(yībǎi)只(zhī)，还是(háishi)不能(bùnéng)入睡(rùshuì)。

    I counted sheep. Even after a hundred, I still couldn't fall asleep.

  5. Liangliang

    后来(hòulái)呢(ne)？

    And then?

  6. Dengdeng

    后来(hòulái)我(wǒ)想到(xiǎngdào)明天(míngtiān)早饭(zǎofàn)，就(jiù)饿(è)了(le)。

    Then I thought of tomorrow's breakfast and got hungry.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)花(huā)了(le)比(bǐ)平(píng)常(cháng)多(duō)一(yì)点(diǎn)的(de)时(shí)间(jiān)入(rù)睡(shuì)。

It took me a little more time than usually to fall asleep.

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02

他(tā)躺(tǎng)在(zài)床(chuáng)上(shàng)，听(tīng)着(zhe)雨(yǔ)声(shēng)慢(màn)慢(màn)入(rù)睡(shuì)。

He lay in bed, listening to the rain, and slowly fell asleep.

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