入睡 (rù shuì) — to fall asleep, to go to sleep (formal/literary)
Definition
Formal/literary verb for 'fall asleep,' emphasizing the moment of drifting off rather than the act of going to bed. More common in writing than everyday speech.
verb
to fall asleepto go to sleep (formal/literary)
Examples
- ，入睡。Tā tǎng zài chuáng shàng, hěn jiǔ dōu wú fǎ rù shuì.He lay in bed and couldn't fall asleep for a long time.
- ，。Zuó wǎn wǒ rù bù liǎo shuì, yì zhí xǐng dào tiān liàng.Last night I couldn't fall asleep and stayed awake until dawn.
- ，入睡。Chī le yào yǐ hòu, tā hěn kuài jiù rù shuì le.After taking the medicine, he quickly fell asleep.
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