睡觉shuì jiàoto go to bed
睡觉 (shuì jiào) means "to go to bed" or "to sleep." 孩子现在去睡觉 says the child is going to bed now. 孩子在睡觉 says the child is sleeping. 你现在去睡觉吧 says you go to bed now. 我在睡觉 says I am sleeping. The first and third show going to bed, and the second and fourth show sleeping.
What does 睡觉 mean?
- 1.
to go to bedverb
- 2.
to sleepverb
What do the characters in 睡觉 mean?
- 睡to sleep
- 觉a sleep
How do you use 睡觉?
去睡觉 can mean someone goes to bed, and 在睡觉 can mean someone is sleeping.
Patterns
现在 + 去 + 睡觉
孩子现在去睡觉。
Háizi xiànzài qù shuìjiào.
The child is going to bed now.
在 + 睡觉
孩子在睡觉。
Háizi zài shuìjiào.
The child is sleeping.
去 + 睡觉 + 吧
你现在去睡觉吧。
Nǐ xiànzài qù shuìjiào ba.
You go to bed now.
What are some examples of 睡觉 in a sentence?
How is 睡觉 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
孩子现在去睡觉吗?
Háizi xiànzài qù shuìjiào ma?
Is the child going to bed now?
- Speaker B:
孩子现在去睡觉。
Háizi xiànzài qù shuìjiào.
The child is going to bed now.
- Speaker A:
孩子在睡觉吗?
Háizi zài shuìjiào ma?
Is the child sleeping?
- Speaker B:
孩子在睡觉。
Háizi zài shuìjiào.
The child is sleeping.
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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.