sleepiness; drowsiness
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
sleepiness; drowsiness; the feeling of wanting to sleep
Often collocates with 有, 产生, 袭来, or used in the pattern 一点儿～也没有/没. Commonly modified by adjectives like 浓 (strong), 蒙眬 (blurred).
Yǐ已
jīng经
bàn半
yè夜
le了
，
wǒ我
yī一
diǎn点
ér儿
shuì睡
yì意
yě也
méi没
yǒu有
。
It's already midnight, but I don't feel sleepy at all.
Tā他
shuì睡
yì意
méng蒙
lóng眬
de地
zhēng睁
kāi开
le了
yǎn眼
jing睛
。
He opened his eyes in a sleepy daze.
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Wǔ午
fàn饭
hòu后
，
wǒ我
cháng常
cháng常
huì会
yǒu有
zhèn阵
zhèn阵
shuì睡
yì意
xí袭
lái来
。
After lunch, I often feel waves of drowsiness coming over me.
Tā他
qiáng强
rěn忍
zhe着
shuì睡
yì意
jì继
xù续
gōng工
zuò作
。
He fought back his sleepiness and continued working.