睡眠 (shuì mián) — sleep (physiological state); (computing) sleep mode
Definition
睡眠 is the formal noun for 'sleep' as a state or field — used in phrases like 睡眠不足 ('lack of sleep'). Compare 睡觉, the everyday verb 'to sleep'; 休眠 is the technical term (biology, computing).
noun
sleep (physiological state)(computing) sleep mode
Examples
- 睡眠。Wǒ měi tiān xū yào bā xiǎo shí de shuì mián.I need eight hours of sleep every day.
- 睡眠。Liáng hǎo de shuì mián duì jiàn kāng hěn zhòng yào.Good sleep is very important for health.
- 睡眠。Wǒ de shǒu jī kě yǐ jìn rù shuì mián mó shì.My phone can enter sleep mode.
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