入眠 (rù mián) — to fall asleep (formal/literary)
Definition
Formal/literary way to say 'fall asleep', used in writing or poetic contexts. 比 everyday 睡觉 or 睡着 more elegant and rarely used in casual speech.
verb
to fall asleep (formal/literary)
Examples
- 入眠。Tā tǎng zài chuáng shàng hěn jiǔ cái rù mián.He lay in bed for a long time before finally falling asleep.
- ，。Zuó wǎn wǒ fān lái fù qù, zěn me yě rù bù liǎo mián.Last night I tossed and turned and simply couldn't fall asleep.
- ，。Tā hē le bēi rè niú nǎi, hěn kuài jiù rù le mián.She drank a glass of warm milk and quickly fell asleep.
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