睡觉

shuì jiào

HSK 2.0 Level 1 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Verb Very common

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Definitions

1. to go to bed
2. to sleep

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 起床 qǐ chuáng 起床 qǐ chuáng to get out of bed 表示睡醒后离开床，与睡觉相对: to get out of bed

Related words

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• 午睡 wǔ shuì 午睡 wǔ shuì to take a nap 中午的小睡，与睡觉相关: to take a nap
• 熬夜 áo yè 熬夜 áo yè to stay up late or all night 夜晚不睡觉，与睡觉相反的行为: to stay up late or all night

Synonyms

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• 入睡 rù shuì 入睡 rù shuì to fall asleep 正式或书面场合用，强调进入睡眠状态: to fall asleep

Usage notes

Collocations

常说“去睡觉”或“上床睡觉”，但不能说“做睡觉”。

Common mistakes

注意“睡觉”是动宾式离合词，中间可加成分，如“睡个觉”、“睡了一觉”。

Grammar

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HSK 2.0 Level 1+ HSK 3.0 Level 1+ 7 min

Separable Verbs 睡觉, 上课, 说话, 生病

Use everyday separable verbs like 睡觉, 上课, 上班, 说话 and 生病, and know what can go in the middle and what can’t follow them.

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Example Sentences

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夏天 睡觉 前，我会先挂好蚊帐。

Before sleeping in summer, I hang up the mosquito net first.

你最好早点 睡觉 。

You had better go to bed early.

我每天十点 睡觉 。

I go to bed at ten every day.

婴儿在摇篮里 睡觉 。

The baby sleeps in the cradle.

他掀起被子，准备 睡觉 。

He lifted the quilt and got ready to sleep.

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Child Words of 睡觉

• 睡 睡 shuì: to sleep
• 觉 觉 jiào: a nap
• 觉 觉 jué: to feel