Definition
打盹儿 (dǎ dǔnr) means 'to doze off' or 'take a short nap', especially during the day. It is a separable verb (离合词): you can insert words, e.g., 打了一个盹儿. Compared to 眯 (mī), which is a dialectal way to say 'take a nap', 打盹儿 is standard Mandarin and also implies briefly nodding off unintentionally.
verb
to doze offto take a napto nod off
Examples
- ，打盹儿。Tā dīngzhe diànnǎo, bù zhī bù jué dǎ dǔn r le.He stared at the computer and dozed off without realizing it.
- ，。Wǒ zhōngwǔ zhǐ dǎ le yí gè dǔn r, xiàwǔ jiù bú kùn le.I took just a short nap at noon, and I wasn't sleepy in the afternoon.
- ，打盹儿。Tā zuówǎn jiābān dào língchén, jīntiān kāihuì shí rěn bú zhù dǎ dǔn r.He worked overtime until early morning and couldn't help dozing off during the meeting today.
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