睡觉 (shuì jiào) — to sleep; to go to bed

Definition

睡觉 (shuìjiào) is a separable verb meaning 'to sleep' or 'to go to bed' — it can split (睡了一个觉). It's the everyday, general word for sleeping. 睡 (shuì) is the single-character verb used in compounds or set phrases (睡不着), while 睡眠 (shuìmián) is a formal noun for the physiological state of sleep.

verb

to sleepto go to bed

Examples

睡觉。
Wǒ wǎnshang shí diǎn shuì jiào.
I go to bed at ten in the evening.
睡觉？
Nǐ shuì jiào le ma?
Did you sleep?
。
Tā shuì le yí gè jiào jiù qǐchuáng le.
He slept (for a while) and then got up.

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