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睡着

shuì zháo · shui zhao

Traditional 睡著

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to fall asleep
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How was the movie?

  1. Liangliang

    昨天(zuótiān)的(de)电影(diànyǐng)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    How was the movie yesterday?

  2. Dengdeng

    很(hěn)好看(hǎokàn)！特别是(tèbiéshì)开始(kāishǐ)的(de)十(shí)分钟(fēnzhōng)。

    Really good! Especially the first ten minutes.

  3. Liangliang

    后面(hòumian)呢(ne)？

    And after that?

  4. Dengdeng

    后面(hòumian)……我(wǒ)睡着(shuìzháo)了(le)。

    After that… I fell asleep.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)电影院(diànyǐngyuàn)睡着(shuìzháo)了(le)？

    You fell asleep in the cinema?

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)。不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)睡(shuì)得(de)很(hěn)好(hǎo)！

    Yes. But I slept really well!

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2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)昨(zuó)晚(wǎn)三(sān)点(diǎn)多(duō)才(cái)睡(shuì)着(zháo)。

Tom couldn't get to sleep till after three last night.

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

02

孩(hái)子(zi)听(tīng)着(zhe)故(gù)事(shi)，很(hěn)快(kuài)就(jiù)睡(shuì)着(zháo)了(le)。

Listening to the story, the child soon fell asleep.

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