sleep soundly; be fast asleep
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to sleep soundly; to be fast asleep
Describes a deep, peaceful, and often prolonged state of sleep. Can be used as a verb or as an adverbial modifier (e.g., 酣睡不醒).
Tā他
zài在
shā沙
fā发
shàng上
hān酣
shuì睡
，
hún浑
rán然
bù不
zhī知
wài外
miàn面
xià下
qǐ起
le了
dà大
yǔ雨
。
He was sleeping soundly on the sofa, completely unaware that it had started pouring outside.
Hái孩
zi子
zhèng正
zài在
hān酣
shuì睡
，
qǐng请
bù不
yào要
chǎo吵
xǐng醒
tā他
。
The child is fast asleep, please don't wake him up.
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Jīng经
guò过
yī一
fān番
láo劳
lèi累
，
tā他
hān酣
shuì睡
le了
yī一
zhěng整
yè夜
。
After all that hard work, he slept soundly the whole night through.