睡觉 Traditional: 睡覺
Pinyin IPA [ʂweɪ˥˩ tɕjɑʊ˥˩] Zhuyin
Meaning
- verb 动词 to sleep
'To sleep, go to bed'. A separable verb-object compound (离合词): other elements go between the two halves — 睡了一个小时的觉 'slept for one hour'.
- to go to bed
Examples
| 他喜欢睡觉。 | tā xǐ huān shuì jiào | He likes sleeping. |
| 你什么时候睡觉？ | nǐ shén me shí hòu shuì jiào | When is your bedtime? |
| 你怎么不睡觉呢？ | nǐ zěn me bù shuì jiào ne | Why don't you go to sleep? |
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