打盹儿 (dǎ dǔn r) — to doze off; to take a nap; to nod off
Definition
Short, unintentional nap — dozing off for a moment (in a meeting, on the train), not a planned rest. The erhua ending makes it casual and spoken; 眯 is dialectal for napping.
verb
to doze offto take a napto nod off
Examples
- ，打盹儿。Tā dīng zhe diàn nǎo, bù zhī bù jué dǎ dǔn r le.He stared at the computer and dozed off without realizing it.
- ，。Wǒ zhōng wǔ zhī dǎ le yí gè dǔn r, xià wǔ jiù bú kùn le.I took just a short nap at noon, and I wasn't sleepy in the afternoon.
- ，打盹儿。Tā zuó wǎn jiā bān dào líng chén, jīn tiān kāi huì shí rěn bú zhù dǎ dǔn r.He worked overtime until early morning and couldn't help dozing off during the meeting today.
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