fall asleep; go to sleep
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to fall asleep; to go to sleep; to sink into sleep
literaryA formal or literary term used primarily in written Chinese. Often appears in contexts describing difficulty sleeping or the process of falling asleep.
Sī思
xù绪
wàn万
qiān千
，
zhǎn辗
zhuǎn转
bù不
néng能
rù入
mèi寐
。
With a thousand thoughts on his mind, he tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
Yè夜
shēn深
rén人
jìng静
，
tā他
què却
chí迟
chí迟
bù不
néng能
rù入
mèi寐
。
In the deep stillness of the night, he still could not fall asleep for a long time.
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Fú服
yòng用
le了
ān安
mián眠
yào药
hòu后
，
tā他
zhōng终
yú于
rù入
mèi寐
le了
。
After taking sleeping pills, he finally fell asleep.
Tā她
tǎng躺
zài在
chuáng床
shàng上
，
jiǔ久
jiǔ久
bù不
néng能
rù入
mèi寐
。
She lay in bed, unable to fall asleep for a very long time.