睡觉/睡覺 shuìjiào — to sleep, to go to bed

Meanings

1. 1

   to sleep, to go to bed

   A verb with its object built in — 睡 "to sleep" plus 觉 "a sleep" — so nothing can follow it. To say how long you slept, the duration goes between the two: 睡了八个小时的觉.

   verb

Character breakdown

• 睡

  shuì (fourth tone, falling)

  to sleep; to lie down to sleep

  13 strokes⿰目垂Radical 目
• 觉/覺

  jué (second tone, rising) jiào (fourth tone, falling)

  (jué) to feel, to sense; to become aware, to realise; (jiào) sleep, a spell of sleeping

  9 strokes⿳⺍冖见Radical 見

Example sentences

• 他喜欢中午睡觉。/他喜歡中午睡覺。Tā (first tone, high and level) xǐhuan (third tone, dipping) zhōngwǔ (first tone, high and level) shuìjiào. (fourth tone, falling)···

  He likes a nap at midday.

• 我昨天没有睡觉。/我昨天沒有睡覺。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) zuótiān (second tone, rising) méiyǒu (second tone, rising) shuìjiào. (fourth tone, falling)···

  I didn’t sleep yesterday.

Similar words

Words containing 睡

• 睡shuì (fourth tone, falling)to sleep
• 睡着/睡著shuì (fourth tone, falling) zháo (second tone, rising)to fall asleep
• 睡眠shuì (fourth tone, falling) mián (second tone, rising)sleep
• 午睡wǔ (third tone, dipping) shuì (fourth tone, falling)to take a nap
• 睡袋shuì (fourth tone, falling) dài (fourth tone, falling)sleeping bag
• 酣睡hān (first tone, high and level) shuì (fourth tone, falling)to sleep soundly

Words containing 觉

• 觉得/覺得juéde (second tone, rising)to think, to reckon (an opinion)
• 感觉/感覺gǎnjué (third tone, dipping)to feel, to sense; a feeling, a sensation
• 觉/覺jué (second tone, rising)to feel
• 视觉/視覺shì (fourth tone, falling) jué (second tone, rising)sight
• 发觉/發覺fā (first tone, high and level) jué (second tone, rising)to find
• 直觉/直覺zhí (second tone, rising) jué (second tone, rising)intuition
• 自觉/自覺zì (fourth tone, falling) jué (second tone, rising)conscious
• 察觉/察覺chá (second tone, rising) jué (second tone, rising)to sense
• 幻觉/幻覺huàn (fourth tone, falling) jué (second tone, rising)illusion
• 知觉/知覺zhī (first tone, high and level) jué (second tone, rising)perception
• 不知不觉/不知不覺bù (fourth tone, falling) zhī (first tone, high and level) bù (fourth tone, falling) jué (second tone, rising)unconsciously
• 错觉/錯覺cuò (fourth tone, falling) jué (second tone, rising)misconception
• 觉悟/覺悟jué (second tone, rising) wù (fourth tone, falling)consciousness
• 觉醒/覺醒jué (second tone, rising) xǐng (third tone, dipping)to awaken
• 嗅觉/嗅覺xiù (fourth tone, falling) jué (second tone, rising)sense of smell
• 触觉/觸覺chù (fourth tone, falling) jué (second tone, rising)sense of touch; tactile sensation