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睡shuìto sleep

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睡 (shuì) means "to sleep." As to sleep, it appears in 我想睡了 (I want to sleep now) and 你睡吧 (Go to sleep). A speaker also says 你怎么还不睡? (Why aren't you asleep yet?). A speaker also says 我还不想睡 (I don't want to sleep yet). A speaker also says 我现在就睡 (I'll sleep right now).

What does 睡 mean?

  1. 1.

    to sleepverb

What does the character 睡 mean?

  • 睡to sleep

How do you use 睡?

See it in 我想睡了 and 你睡吧

What are some examples of 睡 in a sentence?

  1. 我想睡了。

    Wǒ xiǎng shuì le.

    I want to sleep now.

  2. 你睡吧。

    Nǐ shuì ba.

    Go to sleep.

How is 睡 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你怎么还不睡?

    Nǐ zěnme hái bú shuì?

    Why aren't you asleep yet?

  2. Speaker B:

    我还不想睡。

    Wǒ hái bù xiǎng shuì.

    I don't want to sleep yet.

  3. Speaker A:

    明天要早起。

    Míngtiān yào zǎo qǐ.

    You have to get up early tomorrow.

  4. Speaker B:

    好,我现在就睡。

    Hǎo, wǒ xiànzài jiù shuì.

    Okay, I'll sleep right now.

Can you use 睡 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我想___了。 (I want to sleep now.)
  2. 2.What does 你睡吧。 mean?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 我还不想___。 (I don't want to sleep yet.)

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.