HSK Guide

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

shuìjiào (fourth tone, falling)shui4jiao4

Traditional: 睡覺

to sleep, to go to bed

HSK 1· HSK 1–4 (classic)verb
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Meanings

  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.

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