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睡

shuì

HSK 1 Character

What 睡 means

1. to sleep
2. to lie down

Example sentences

• 我要睡觉
  Wǒ yào shuìjiào
  I want to sleep.
• 快点睡。
  Sleep now.
• 现在睡。
  Sleep now.
• 我睡不好。
  I can't sleep well.
• 我要睡了。
  I will hit the sack.
• 我想睡觉。
  I want to sleep.

Words starting with 睡

• 睡觉shuì jiàoto go to bed; to sleep
• 睡着shuì zháoto fall asleep
• 睡眠shuì miánsleep; to sleep; (computing) to enter sleep mode
• 睡衣shuì yīnight clothes; pajamas
• 睡梦shuì mèngsleep; slumber
• 睡意shuì yìsleepiness
• 睡醒shuì xǐngto wake up
• 睡袋shuì dàisleeping bag
• 睡懒觉shuì lǎn jiàoto sleep in
• 睡午觉shuì wǔ jiàoto have a nap
• 睡眼惺忪shuì yǎn xīng sōng(idiom) sleepy-eyed; still half asleep
• 睡袍shuì páonightgown
• 睡房shuì fángbedroom
• 睡相shuì xiàngsleeping posture
• 睡得着shuì de zháoto fall asleep; to get to sleep
• 睡美人Shuì měi rénSleeping Beauty
• 睡过头shuì guò tóuto oversleep
• 睡梦中shuì mèng zhōngin one's sleep
• 睡乡shuì xiāngsleep; the land of Nod; dreamland
• 睡衣裤shuì yī kùpajamas
• 睡椅shuì yǐcouch
• 睡鼠shuì shǔdormouse
• 睡眠虫shuì mián chóngtrypanosome
• 睡眠失调shuì mián shī tiáosleep disorder

Words containing 睡

• 入睡rù shuìto fall asleep
• 沉睡chén shuìto be fast asleep; (fig.) to lie dormant; to lie undiscovered
• 熟睡shú shuìasleep; sleeping soundly
• 午睡wǔ shuìto take a nap in the afternoon
• 昏睡hūn shuìto sleep heavily (due to illness, fatigue etc)
• 瞌睡kē shuìdrowsy; to doze; to nap
• 打瞌睡dǎ kē shuìto doze off
• 昏昏欲睡hūn hūn yù shuìdrowsy; sleepy (idiom)
• 酣睡hān shuìto sleep soundly; to fall into a deep sleep
• 小睡xiǎo shuìto nap; to doze
• 好睡hǎo shuìgood night
• 想睡xiǎng shuìdrowsy; sleepy
• 抱睡bào shuìto hold a baby or child while they sleep; to spoon with one's partner
• 装睡zhuāng shuìto pretend to be asleep
• 洗洗睡xǐ xǐ shuìto have a shower and go to bed; (fig.) (slang) (neologism) (often sarcastic) to give up…
• 席地而睡xí dì ér shuìto sleep on the ground
• 早睡早起zǎo shuì zǎo qǐearly to bed, early to rise; to keep early hours
• 吃喝拉撒睡chī hē lā sā shuìto eat, drink, shit, piss, and sleep; (fig.) the ordinary daily routine
• 陪睡péi shuìto trade sex for favorable treatment…
• 甜睡tián shuìto sleep soundly
• 微睡眠wēi shuì miánmicrosleep
• 裸睡luǒ shuìto sleep naked
• 昏睡病hūn shuì bìngsleeping sickness; African trypanosomiasis; see also 非洲锥虫病
• 嗜睡症shì shuì zhènghypersomnia; excessive sleepiness (medical)

Characters built on 垂

These share the phonetic component 垂 (chuí), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 锤chuíhammer; to hammer into shape; weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance)
• 捶chuíto beat (with a stick or one's fist); to thump; to pound
• 陲chuífrontier
• 棰chuíto flog; whip

Characters that look like 睡

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 赔péito compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss
• 缝féngto sew; to stitch
• 睹dǔto observe; to see
• 睦mùamicable; harmonious
• 瞄miáoto take aim; (fig.) to aim one's looks at; to glance at
• 睑jiǎneyelid

Sounds the same

Read shuì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 税taxes; duties
• 说to persuade
• 帨handkerchief