mèi
寐
sleep (literary)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to sleep; to fall asleep
literaryPrimarily used in written Chinese (literary). Often found in idioms or formal descriptions of sleeplessness.
Yīn因
wèi为
dān担
xīn心
kǎo考
shì试
chéng成
jì绩
，
tā他
zhěng整
yè夜
bú不
mèi寐
。
He didn't sleep all night because he was worried about his exam results.
Tā他
shí实
zài在
tài太
lèi累
le了
，
zuò坐
zài在
yǐ椅
zi子
shang上
jiǎ假
mèi寐
le了
yī一
huì会
er儿
。
He was so tired that he took a short nap sitting in the chair.
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Zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
mèng梦
mèi寐
yǐ以
qiú求
de的
jī机
huì会
，
wǒ我
yī一
dìng定
yào要
zhuā抓
zhù住
。
This is the opportunity I have been seeking day and night; I must seize it.
Tīng听
dào到
hái孩
zi子
píng平
ān安
guī归
lái来
de的
xiāo消
xi息
，
lǎo老
mǔ母
qīn亲
xǐ喜
ér而
bú不
mèi寐
。
Hearing the news that her child had returned safely, the mother was too excited to sleep.
Zhè这
wèi位
dà大
chén臣
wèi为
le了
zhì治
lǐ理
guó国
jiā家
，
sù夙
xīng兴
yè夜
mèi寐
，
jīng兢
jīng兢
yè业
yè业
。
In order to govern the country, this minister worked diligently from dawn till dusk.