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睡眠

shuì mián · shui mian

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HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. sleep
  2. to sleep
  3. (computing) to enter sleep mode
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Not enough sleep

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看起来(kànqǐlai)没精神(méijīngshén)，睡眠(shuìmián)不够(bùgòu)吗(ma)？

    You look tired. Not enough sleep?

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)只(zhǐ)睡(shuì)了(le)四个(sìgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    Yes, I slept only four hours yesterday.

  3. Liangliang

    睡眠(shuìmián)太(tài)少(shǎo)，对(duì)身体(shēntǐ)不好(bùhǎo)。

    Too little sleep is bad for your body.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)每天(měitiān)睡(shuì)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    Then how long do you sleep every day?

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)睡(shuì)八个(bāgè)小时(xiǎoshí)，睡眠(shuìmián)很(hěn)重要(zhòngyào)。

    I sleep eight hours. Sleep is very important.

  6. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)上次(shàngcì)在(zài)地铁(dìtiě)上(shàng)也(yě)睡着(shuìzháo)了(le)！

    But you fell asleep on the subway last time too!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)在(zài)睡(shuì)眠(mián)中(zhōng)安(ān)详(xiáng)地(de)去(qù)世(shì)了(le)。

She passed away peacefully in her sleep.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

睡(shuì)眠(mián)时(shí)间(jiān)的(de)长(cháng)短(duǎn)可(kě)因(yīn)人(rén)而(ér)异(yì)。

The amount of time spent asleep can vary from person to person.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by SHamp · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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