尿床 (niào chuáng) — (verb) to wet the bed; (noun) bed-wetting

Definition

A verb-noun pair meaning 'to wet the bed' / 'bed-wetting', typically used for young children who urinate in their sleep. It is a fixed expression, not a separable verb.

verb
to wet the bed
noun
bed-wetting

Examples

  • 尿床
    Hái zi wǔ suì le hái niào chuáng, jiā zhǎng hěn dān xīn.
    The child is five years old and still wets the bed; the parents are very worried.
  • Tā zuó wǎn yòu niào le yí cì chuáng.
    He wet the bed again last night.
  • 尿床
    niào chuáng Shì hěn duō yòu ér cháng jiàn de wèn tí.
    Bed-wetting is a common problem for many young children.

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