觉 (jiào) — sleep
Definition
Here 觉 (jiào) is a colloquial way to say "fall asleep" — used after 睡, as in 睡了觉. The common reading jué covers "feel / sense."
verb
sleep
Examples
- ，。Tā shuì jiào le, bié chǎo xǐng tā.He has fallen asleep; don't wake him up.
- ，。Xiǎo bǎo bao gāng shuì jiào, wǒ men jiù qīng shēng shuō huà ba.The baby just fell asleep, so let's speak softly.
- 。Měi tiān wǔ fàn hòu tā dōu huì shuì jiào yí huì r.After lunch every day he will sleep for a while.
Grammar
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