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睡醒 (shuì xǐng) — to wake up (from sleep)

Definition

verb
to wake up (from sleep)

Examples

  • 睡醒。
    Wǒ shuì xǐng le jiù qù xǐ liǎn.
    After I wake up, I go wash my face.
  • 睡醒。
    Tā shuì xǐng hòu jiù bù xiǎng zài shuì le.
    After he woke up, he didn't want to sleep anymore.
  • 睡醒。
    Wǒ zuó tiān hěn wǎn cái shuì xǐng.
    I woke up very late yesterday.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

睡shuìsleep
醒xǐngawake

睡 indicates sleeping and 醒 indicates waking, together meaning to wake from sleep.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
目目mùeye
Sound part声符shēngfú
垂
垂chuí睡shuì
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

睡 combines 目, an eye, with 垂, which gives its sound.

Open 睡 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
酉酉yǒualcohol
Sound part声符shēngfú
星
星xīng醒xǐng
Same sound today

醒 combines 酉, which stands for alcohol, with 星, which gives the sound.

Open 醒 →
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