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失眠

shī mián · shi mian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to suffer from insomnia
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2 examples
01

小(xiǎo)李(lǐ)经(jīng)常(cháng)失(shī)眠(mián)，因(yīn)为(wèi)他(tā)的(de)邻(lín)居(jū)老(lǎo)是(shì)大(dà)声(shēng)地(de)吵(chǎo)架(jià)。

Xiaoli often loses sleep because his neighbours are always arguing loudly.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

最(zuì)近(jìn)工(gōng)作(zuò)压(yā)力(lì)大(dà)，他(tā)常(cháng)常(cháng)失(shī)眠(mián)。

Recently, due to work pressure, he often suffers from insomnia.

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