jiào

觉

HSK 6Character · NounTraditional覺

sleep; a nap

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

noun

a sleep; a nap

Often used as a verbal complement indicating a full session of sleep.

Gōng工
zuò作
tài太
lèi累
le了
 ,
wǒ我
děi得
hǎo好
hǎo好
shuì睡
yī一
jiào觉
 。

I'm too tired from work; I need to have a good sleep.

Wǔ午
jiào觉
shuì睡
dé得
tài太
jiǔ久
 ,
wǎn晚
shàng上
jiù就
shuì睡
bù不
zháo着
le了
 。

If you nap too long, you won't be able to sleep at night.

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Tā他
yī一
jiào觉
xǐng醒
lái来
 ,
fā发
xiàn现
yǐ已
jīng经
shì是
zhōng中
wǔ午
le了
 。

He woke up and realized it was already noon.

Zhè这
yī一
jiào觉
shuì睡
de得
zhēn真
xiāng香
 。

I slept really soundly this time.

Xiǎo小
hái孩
er儿
měi每
tiān天
zhì至
shǎo少
yào要
shuì睡
shí十
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
de的
jiào觉
 。

Children need to sleep at least ten hours every day.