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睡

shuì

to sleep

to sleep
Memory picture

Character

睡 shuì

Strokes
13
Radical
目 — eye
Made of
目 eye 垂 to hang, to dangle
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他睡得很早。 Tā shuì de hěn zǎo. He goes to sleep very early.
  • 我每天睡八个小时。 Wǒ měitiān shuì bā gè xiǎoshí. I sleep eight hours every day.
  • 弟弟九点就睡了。 Dìdi jiǔ diǎn jiù shuì le. My younger brother was asleep by nine.
  • 小王在床上睡。 Xiǎo Wáng zài chuáng shàng shuì. Xiao Wang is sleeping in bed.
  • 老师中午不睡。 Lǎoshī zhōngwǔ bù shuì. The teacher doesn't sleep at noon.
  • 弟弟还没睡。 Dìdi hái méi shuì. My younger brother is still awake.
  • 别在车上睡。 Bié zài chē shàng shuì. Don't sleep in the car.
  • 孩子在家睡吗? Háizi zài jiā shuì ma? Is the child sleeping at home?
  • 她睡在楼上。 Tā shuì zài lóu shàng. She sleeps upstairs.
  • 白天我不睡。 Báitiān wǒ bù shuì. I don't sleep during the day.

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