sleep; slumber
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
sound sleep; slumber; the state of being fast asleep
Often used in the phrase 从睡梦中醒来/惊醒 (to wake/startle from sleep). Can carry a literary or poetic tone.
Yī一
zhèn阵
qiāo敲
mén门
shēng声
bǎ把
tā他
cóng从
shuì睡
mèng梦
zhōng中
jīng惊
xǐng醒
le了
。
A knock on the door startled him awake from his sleep.
Tā他
zài在
shuì睡
mèng梦
zhōng中
nán喃
nán喃
zì自
yǔ语
。
He was mumbling to himself in his sleep.
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Tā她
chén沉
jìn浸
zài在
tián甜
mì蜜
de的
shuì睡
mèng梦
zhī之
zhōng中
，
bù不
yuàn愿
xǐng醒
lái来
。
She was immersed in sweet slumber, unwilling to wake up.