doze off; feel sleepy
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to be sleepy; to doze off
neutralOften describes a state of drowsiness, not necessarily deep sleep.
Tā他
shàng上
kè课
shí时
dǎ打
kē瞌
shuì睡
le了
。
He dozed off during class.
Yè夜
lǐ里
méi没
shuì睡
hǎo好
，
bái白
tiān天
kē瞌
shuì睡
dé得
hěn很
。
I didn't sleep well at night, so I'm very sleepy during the day.
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Zhōng中
wǔ午
bù不
xiū休
xi息
，
xià下
wǔ午
róng容
yì易
kē瞌
shuì睡
。
If you don't take a break at noon, you're prone to feel sleepy in the afternoon.
Huì会
yì议
tài太
wú无
liáo聊
le了
，
hǎo好
jǐ几
gè个
rén人
dōu都
zài在
dǎ打
kē瞌
shuì睡
。
The meeting was too boring; several people were dozing off.
Cháng长
tú途
kāi开
chē车
shí时
qiān千
wàn万
bù不
néng能
kē瞌
shuì睡
。
You must never get sleepy while driving long distances.