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mián

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Definitions

  1. 1. to sleep
  2. 2. to hibernate

Example Sentences

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我已兩夜無
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10266776)

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Words Containing 眠

长眠
cháng mián

eternal rest (i.e. death)

失眠
shī mián

to suffer from insomnia

一夜无眠
yī yè wú mián

to have a sleepless night

安眠药
ān mián yào

sleeping pill

彻夜不眠
chè yè bù mián

to be sleepless all night

安眠酮
ān mián tóng

methaqualone

催眠药
cuī mián yào

soporific drug

睡眠不足
shuì mián bù zú

lack of sleep

酣眠
hān mián

to sleep soundly; to be fast asleep

补眠
bǔ mián

to catch up on sleep

睡眠呼吸暂停
shuì mián hū xī zàn tíng

central sleep apnea (CSA)

催眠曲
cuī mián qǔ

lullaby

睡眠虫
shuì mián chóng

trypanosome

夜不成眠
yè bù chéng mián

to be unable to sleep at night

安眠
ān mián

to sleep peacefully

催眠状态
cuī mián zhuàng tài

hypnosis

舒眠键
shū mián jiàn

sleep mode button (on the remote control of an air conditioner)

不眠不休
bù mián bù xiū

without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)

休眠火山
xiū mián huǒ shān

dormant volcano

休眠
xiū mián

to be dormant (biology)

睡眠者
shuì mián zhě

sleeper

我醉欲眠
wǒ zuì yù mián

lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom)

催眠术
cuī mián shù

hypnotism

冬眠
dōng mián

to hibernate

抵足而眠
dǐ zú ér mián

lit. to live and sleep together (idiom); fig. a close friendship

永眠
yǒng mián

eternal rest (i.e. death)

入眠
rù mián

to fall asleep

睡眠
shuì mián

sleep

舒眠
shū mián

to sleep well; to get restful sleep

睡眠失调
shuì mián shī tiáo

sleep disorder

利眠宁
lì mián níng

chlordiazepoxide

催眠
cuī mián

hypnosis

自我催眠
zì wǒ cuī mián

self-hypnotism

蚕眠
cán mián

a silkworm's period of inactivity prior to molting

蛰眠
zhé mián

to hibernate