jiāo
jié

idiom
literary

Meaning of 目不交睫

目不交睫 means to not sleep a wink; to lie awake all night. Pronounced mù bù jiāo jié.

  • to not sleep a wink; to lie awake all night

Definitions & Examples

qīn
bìng
zhòng
 
yōu
xīn
fén
 
lián
lái
jiāo
jié
 

His mother was critically ill, and he was so worried that he hadn't slept a wink for days.

Míng
tiān
jiù
yào
kǎo
shì
 
jǐn
zhāng
de
chè
jiāo
jié
 

He was so nervous about the exam tomorrow that he lay awake the whole night.

Zhàn
shì
men
shǒu
wèi
biān
jiāng
 
cháng
cháng
shì
jiāo
jié
 

The soldiers guarding the border often stay awake through the night.

xiǎng
dào
jiàn
shǒu
de
shì
 
biàn便
zhǎn
zhuǎn
fǎn
 
jiāo
jié
 

Whenever he thought of that thorny issue, he would toss and turn, unable to sleep a wink.