睡觉 (shuì jiào) — to sleep; to go to bed
Definition
A set verb meaning 'to sleep / to go to bed' — you can split it and insert a duration (睡了八个小时). The standalone verb 睡 is the same idea, used more in writing or with objects.
verb
to sleepto go to bed
Examples
- 睡觉。Wǒ wǎn shàng shí diǎn shuì jiào.I go to bed at ten in the evening.
- 睡觉？Nǐ shuì jiào le ma?Did you sleep?
- 。Tā shuì le yí gè jué jiù qǐ chuáng le.He slept (for a while) and then got up.
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