"Sleep" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 shuì jiào to go to bed / to sleep
 xiē to rest / to take a break / to stop / to halt / (dialect) to sleep / a moment / a short while
 shuì mián sleep / to sleep / (computing) to enter sleep mode
 hūn shuì sleep / drowse when unconscious / lethargic sleep / lethargy
 xiē xi to have a rest / to stay for the night / to go to bed / to sleep
 mèng mèi to dream / to sleep
 jiào a nap / a sleep / CL:場|场[chang2]
 shuì to sleep / to lie down
 mián to sleep / to hibernate
 xùn to sleep (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 睡[shui4]
 fèn to sleep (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 睡[shui4]
 tǐng shī (lit.) to lie stiff like a corpse / (coll.) to sleep
 xùn jiào to sleep (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 睡覺|睡觉[shui4 jiao4]
 kùn jiào (dialect) to sleep
 shuì xiāng sleep / the land of Nod / dreamland
 fèn jiào to sleep (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 睡覺|睡觉[shui4 jiao4]
 jīng xǐng to rouse / to be woken by sth / to wake with a start / to sleep lightly
 ān mián to sleep peacefully
 ān xī to rest / to go to sleep / to rest in peace / (history) Parthia
宿 lù sù to sleep outdoors / to spend the night in the open
 shuì mián bù zú lack of sleep / sleep deficit
 yì yǔ to talk in one's sleep / crazy talk
 shuì lǎn jiào to sleep in
 jiù qǐn to go to sleep / to go to bed (literary)
 hé yǎn to close one's eyes / to get to sleep
 hān shuì to sleep soundly / to fall into a deep sleep
 fēn fáng to sleep in separate rooms / distribution of social housing
 gāo zhěn wú yōu to sleep peacefully (idiom) / (fig.) to rest easy / to be free of worries
 luàn gǎo to make a mess / to mess with / to be wild / to sleep around / to jump into bed
 mèng yì talking in one's sleep / delirious ravings / nonsense / sheer fantasy
 mèng huà talking in one's sleep / words spoken during sleep / fig. speech bearing no relation to reality / delusions
 fèi qǐn wàng shí to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom) / to skip one's sleep and meals / to be completely wrapped up in one's work
 jiǎ mèi to doze / to take a nap / nodding off to sleep
 měng xǐng to realize suddenly / to wake up to the truth / to suddenly awake from sleep
 ān zhěn to sleep soundly / (fig.) to rest easy / to be free of worries
 guǐ yā chuáng (coll.) sleep paralysis
 shú ripe / mature / thoroughly cooked / done / familiar / acquainted / experienced / skilled / (of sleep etc) deep / profound / also pr. [shou2]
 pù plank bed / place to sleep / shop / store / (old) relay station
 mèi to sleep soundly
 yì to talk in one's sleep
 wù to awake from sleep
 wǒ zuì yù mián lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom) / (used to indicate one's sincere and straightforward nature)
 dǐ zú ér mián lit. to live and sleep together (idiom) / fig. a close friendship
 zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom) / to keep ready for battle at all times
 mù bù jiāo jié lit. the eyelashes do not come together (idiom) / fig. to not sleep a wink
绿 lu:4 cǎo rú yīn green grass like cushion (idiom) / green meadow so inviting to sleep on
 shí ròu qǐn pí to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom) / to swear revenge on sb / implacable hatred / to have sb's guts for garters
 hé yī ér wò to lie down to sleep with one's clothes on
 bìng nightmare / start in sleep
 jī máo diàn a simple inn with only chicken feathers to sleep on
 jì nervous start in sleep
 luàn gǎo nán nu:3 guān xì to be promiscuous / to sleep around
 sù xīng yè mèi to rise early and sleep late (idiom) / to work hard / to study diligently / to burn the candle at both ends
 fèi qǐn shí to neglect sleep and food
 dǐ zú ér wò lit. to live and sleep together (idiom) / fig. a close friendship
 sā yì zhēng somniloquy / to talk or act in one's sleep / sleep-walking
 shuì mián shī tiáo sleep disorder
 bì cǎo rú yīn green grass like cushion (idiom) / green meadow so inviting to sleep on
 tǒng pù a common bed (to sleep many)
 měi róng jiào beauty sleep (before midnight)
 jiě chéng to sober up / to sleep off the effect of drink
 ēi yí to rave / to babble in one's sleep
 zhǎn cè bù mèi to toss and turn in one's bed / unable to sleep (idiom)
 kuài sù dòng yǎn qī REM sleep
 yè jīng night terror / sleep terror
 shuì mián hū xī zàn tíng central sleep apnea (CSA)
 ān qǐn to sleep peacefully
 shuì huí lóng jiào to go back to sleep (instead of rising up in the morning) / to sleep in
 yī jiào xǐng lái to wake up from a sleep
 bù mián bù xiū without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)
 yè bù chéng mián to be unable to sleep at night
 zuò tīng zhǎng (jocular) to sleep on the couch / to sleep in the living room
 chī hē lā sā shuì to eat, drink, shit, piss, and sleep / (fig.) the ordinary daily routine
 tián shuì to sleep soundly
 bǔ mián to catch up on sleep
 chǎn to talk in one's sleep / old variant of 諂|谄[chan3]
 hān mián to sleep soundly / fast asleep
 xí dì ér shuì to sleep on the ground (idiom)
 péi shuì to trade sex for favorable treatment (career advancement, higher grades, rent-free accommodation etc) / to sleep in the same bed as one's child
 qǐ chuáng qì grumpiness associated with poor sleep / irritability in the morning
宿 fēng cān lù sù lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom) / fig. to rough it
 shuì de zháo to fall asleep / to get to sleep
 bǔ jiào to make up for lost sleep
 sā yì zheng (coll.) to talk in one's sleep / to sleepwalk
 shū mián to sleep well / to get restful sleep / (medicine) to be anesthetized
 shū mián jiàn sleep mode button (on the remote control of an air conditioner)
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