sleep soundly; deep sleep
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to sleep soundly; to be in a deep sleep; to slumber
Describes a state of deep, undisturbed sleep. Can be used both literally for sleep and metaphorically for dormant states.
Hái孩
zi子
chén沉
shuì睡
zài在
mǔ母
qīn亲
de的
huái怀
bào抱
lǐ里
。
The child sleeps soundly in his mother's arms.
Zhěng整
gè个
chéng城
shì市
zài在
shēn深
yè夜
zhōng中
chén沉
shuì睡
。
The entire city slumbers in the deep night.
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Bù不
yào要
chǎo吵
xǐng醒
chén沉
shuì睡
de的
yīng婴
ér儿
。
Don't wake the sleeping baby.
Tā他
cóng从
qiān千
nián年
de的
chén沉
shuì睡
zhōng中
sū苏
xǐng醒
guò过
lái来
。
He awoke from his thousand-year slumber.