睡着 (shuì zháo) — to fall asleep, to be asleep
Definition
睡着 (shuì zháo) is a separable verb meaning 'to fall asleep / be asleep' — the 着 attaches as a result complement, and its negative is 睡不着 ('can't fall asleep').
verb
to fall asleepto be asleep
Examples
- 睡着。Wǒ zuó wǎn hěn kuài jiù shuì zháo le.I fell asleep quickly last night.
- 睡着，。Tā yǐ jīng shuì zháo le, bié chǎo xǐng tā.He's already asleep — don't wake him up.
- ，。Wǒ zuó tiān tài xīng fèn, zěn me yě shuì bù zháo.I was too excited yesterday and simply couldn't fall asleep.
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