light sleeper; easily woken
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
easily awakened; being a light sleeper
Describes a person's sleep quality or habit. The second syllable 'xing' is neutral tone.
Tā他
shuì睡
jiào觉
hěn很
jīng惊
xing醒
，
wài外
miàn面
yī一
yǒu有
chē车
shēng声
jiù就
xǐng醒
le了
。
He's a very light sleeper; he wakes up as soon as there's a car sound outside.
Wǒ我
zuó昨
wǎn晚
méi没
shuì睡
hǎo好
，
yī一
zhí直
hěn很
jīng惊
xing醒
。
I didn't sleep well last night and was easily woken up all night.
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Shàng上
le了
nián年
jì纪
hòu后
，
tā她
biàn变
dé得
shuì睡
mián眠
jīng惊
xing醒
。
After getting older, she has become a lighter sleeper.
Zài在
mò陌
shēng生
de的
huán环
jìng境
lǐ里
，
rén人
wǎng往
wǎng往
huì会
shuì睡
dé得
bǐ比
jiào较
jīng惊
xing醒
。
People often sleep more lightly in unfamiliar environments.