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睡觉

shuì jiào
HSK 2.0 Level 1 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Verb Very common

Definitions

  1. 1. to go to bed
  2. 2. to sleep

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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起床
qǐ chuáng

to get out of bed

表示睡醒后离开床，与睡觉相对

Related words

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午睡
wǔ shuì

to take a nap

中午的小睡，与睡觉相关
熬夜
áo yè

to stay up late or all night

夜晚不睡觉，与睡觉相反的行为

Synonyms

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入睡
rù shuì

to fall asleep

正式或书面场合用，强调进入睡眠状态

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”。

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
shuì

to sleep

觉
jiào

a nap

觉
jué

to feel