sleep (dialect)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to sleep
dialectChiefly used in Wu dialect (e.g., Shanghai dialect) and other southern Chinese dialects. In standard Mandarin, 睡觉 is preferred.
Tiān天
wǎn晚
le了
，
wǒ我
yào要
kùn困
jiào觉
le了
。
It's late, I want to sleep.
Bǎo宝
bao宝
kùn困
jiào觉
le了
，
bú不
yào要
chǎo吵
。
The baby is sleeping, don't make noise.
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Tā他
zǎo早
jiù就
kùn困
jiào觉
qù去
le了
。
He went to sleep a long time ago.