打瞌睡 (dǎ kē shuì) — to doze off; to nod off
Definition
A colloquial verb meaning 'to doze off / nod off', usually unintentionally for a moment. Note the measure word: one brief nap is 打了一个瞌睡.
verb
to doze offto nod off
Examples
- 打瞌睡，。Shàng kè shí bú yào dǎ kē shuì, rèn zhēn tīng jiǎng.Don't doze off in class; listen carefully.
- ，。Tā zuó wǎn méi shuì hǎo, jīn tiān kāi huì shí dǎ le yí gè kē shuì.He didn't sleep well last night, so he dozed off once during today's meeting.
- ，。Tài kùn le, wǒ zuò zài shā fā shàng kàn diàn shì jiù dǎ qǐ kē shuì lái le.I was so sleepy that I started dozing off while sitting on the sofa watching TV.
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