nightmare; sleep paralysis
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to have a nightmare; to experience sleep paralysis
neutralRefers to the actual experience of the nightmare or paralysis during sleep, not just a scary dream.
Tā他
zuó昨
wǎn晚
yòu又
mèng梦
yǎn魇
le了
，
zài在
mèng梦
lǐ里
dà大
jiào叫
。
He had another nightmare last night and screamed in his sleep.
Wǒ我
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
jīng经
cháng常
mèng梦
yǎn魇
，
gǎn感
jué觉
bèi被
guǐ鬼
yā压
chuáng床
。
I often experienced sleep paralysis as a child, feeling like a ghost was pressing on my chest.
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Yī医
shēng生
jiě解
shì释
shuō说
，
zhè这
zhǒng种
tū突
rán然
bù不
néng能
dòng动
de的
xiàn现
xiàng象
jiù就
shì是
mèng梦
yǎn魇
。
The doctor explained that this sudden inability to move is sleep paralysis.