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失眠

shī mián

HSK 5 2-character word

What 失眠 means

1. to suffer from insomnia

The characters in 失眠

• 失shīto lose; to miss; to fail
• 眠miánto sleep; to hibernate

Example sentences

• 我有失眠症。
  I can't sleep at night.
• 小李经常失眠，因为他的邻居老是大声地吵架。
  Xiǎo Lǐ jīngcháng shīmián, yīnwèi tā de línjū lǎoshi dàshēng de chǎojià.
  Xiaoli often loses sleep because his neighbours are always arguing loudly.