fall asleep; manage to sleep
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to fall asleep; to manage to get to sleep
literaryOften used in a slightly literary or formal context to describe the act of successfully falling asleep, sometimes implying overcoming difficulty or stress.
Tā他
xīn心
zhōng中
jiāo焦
lǜ虑
，
chè彻
yè夜
nán难
yǐ以
chéng成
mián眠
。
He was filled with anxiety and couldn't fall asleep all night.
Zuó昨
yè夜
yǔ雨
shēng声
tài太
dà大
，
lìng令
wǒ我
jiǔ久
jiǔ久
bù不
néng能
chéng成
mián眠
。
The rain was too loud last night, keeping me from falling asleep for a long time.
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Xīn心
shì事
chóng重
chóng重
，
tā他
tǎng躺
zài在
chuáng床
shàng上
zhǎn辗
zhuǎn转
fǎn反
cè侧
，
wú无
fǎ法
chéng成
mián眠
。
Burdened with worries, he tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.