睡shuìto sleep
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.
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?
How is 睡 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你怎么还不睡?
Nǐ zěnme hái bú shuì?
Why aren't you asleep yet?
- Speaker B:
我还不想睡。
Wǒ hái bù xiǎng shuì.
I don't want to sleep yet.
- Speaker A:
明天要早起。
Míngtiān yào zǎo qǐ.
You have to get up early tomorrow.
- Speaker B:
好,我现在就睡。
Hǎo, wǒ xiànzài jiù shuì.
Okay, I'll sleep right now.
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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.