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  1. 1. to lie down

Words Containing 寝

寝室
qǐn shì

bedroom

废寝忘食
fèi qǐn wàng shí

to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)

寿终正寝
shòu zhōng zhèng qǐn

(fig.) (of a structure or machine etc) to come to the end of its life

安寝
ān qǐn

to sleep peacefully

宰予昼寝
zǎi yǔ zhòu qǐn

Zai Yu sleeps by day (idiom); refers to story in Analects of Confucius remonstrating bitterly with his student for sleeping during lectures

寝具
qǐn jù

bedding

寝苫枕块
qǐn shān zhěn kuài

bed of straw and pillow of clay (idiom)

寝食难安
qǐn shí nán ān

lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom)

就寝
jiù qǐn

to go to sleep

就寝时间
jiù qǐn shí jiān

bedtime

废寝忘餐
fèi qǐn wàng cān

see 廢寢忘食|废寝忘食[fèi qǐn wàng shí]

废寝食
fèi qǐn shí

to neglect sleep and food

忘餐废寝
wàng cān fèi qǐn

see 廢寢忘食|废寝忘食[fèi qǐn wàng shí]

枕戈寝甲
zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ

to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom)

陵寝
líng qǐn

tomb (of king or emperor)

食肉寝皮
shí ròu qǐn pí

to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom); to swear revenge on sb

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