to sleep; to go to sleep
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to sleep; to go to sleep
neutralA common daily life verb. Can be used with aspect markers like 了 (le), 过 (guo).
Yǐ已
jīng经
hěn很
wǎn晚
le了
，
gāi该
shuì睡
jiào觉
le了
。
It's very late, time to go to sleep.
Tā他
zuó昨
tiān天
wǎn晚
shàng上
zhǐ只
shuì睡
le了
sì四
ge个
xiǎo小
shí时
jiào觉
。
He only slept for four hours last night.
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Yīng婴
ér儿
zhèng正
zài在
ān安
jìng静
de地
shuì睡
jiào觉
。
The baby is sleeping quietly.
Bié别
chǎo吵
，
mā妈
ma妈
zài在
shuì睡
jiào觉
。
Don't make noise, mom is sleeping.