doze off; take a nap
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to doze off; to nod off; to take a nap
informalRefers to a light, unintentional sleep, often during a boring activity or when tired. The colloquial form is 打盹儿.
Kāi开
huì会
de的
shí时
hòu候
tā他
rěn忍
bú不
zhù住
dǎ打
kē瞌
shuì睡
le了
。
He couldn't help but doze off during the meeting.
Wǒ我
zhōng中
wǔ午
zài在
bàn办
gōng公
shì室
dǎ打
le了
ge个
kē瞌
shuì睡
。
I took a short nap in the office at noon.
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Bié别
zài在
kè课
táng堂
shàng上
dǎ打
kē瞌
shuì睡
。
Don't doze off in class.