Word: 睡 (shuì)

一天能睡八个小时，简直是奢望。

Yì tiān néng shuì bā gè xiǎoshí, jiǎnzhí shì shēwàng.

Getting eight hours of sleep a day is simply too much to hope for.

不能在这儿睡觉，去里面睡。

Bùnéng zài zhèr shuìjiào, qù lǐmiàn shuì.

Don't sleep here. Go sleep inside.

两个哑巴睡一头儿，没说的

liǎng gè yǎba shuì yì tóur, méishuōde

two mutes sleeping head to head: nothing to say

临睡前，别喝咖啡。

Lín shuì qián, bié hē kāfēi.

Don't drink coffee just before bed.

他一回到家，洗漱完就睡了。

Tā yì huídào jiā, xǐshù wán jiù shuìle.

As soon as he got home, he washed up and went to bed.

他彻夜不睡，一直在写报告。

Tā chèyè bú shuì, yìzhí zài xiě bàogào.

He stayed up all night writing the report.

他心烦得睡不着觉。

Tā xīnfán de shuì bù zháo jiào.

He was so agitated that he couldn't sleep.

他快要睡了。

Tā kuàiyào shuìle.

He was just on the verge of going to sleep.

他最近睡不好，脾气变得很暴躁。

Tā zuìjìn shuì bù hǎo, píqi biànde hěn bàozào.

He hasn't been sleeping well lately, and he's become very irritable.

他每天睡前都会反省自己。

Tā měitiān shuì qián dōu huì fǎnxǐng zìjǐ.

He reflects on himself every night before bed.

他疲惫得倒头就睡。

Tā píbèi de dǎotóu jiù shuì.

He was so exhausted that he fell asleep the moment his head hit the pillow.

他白天睡夜晚工作。

Tā báitiān shuì yèwǎn gōngzuò.

He sleeps during the day and works at night.

他睡了个好觉，整个人神采奕奕。

Tā shuìle gè hǎo jiào, zhěnggè rén shéncǎiyìyì.

He had a good night's sleep and looks radiant and full of energy.

他睡了十个小时觉了。

Tā shuìle shí gè xiǎoshí jiàole.

He's been asleep for ten hours now.

他穿着衣服睡了。

Tā chuānzhe yīfu shuìle.

He fell asleep with his clothes on.

他精力过剩，晚上总是睡不着。

Tā jīnglì guòshèng, wǎnshang zǒngshì shuì bù zháo.

He has excess energy and can never fall asleep at night.

他翻来覆去，一夜没睡好。

Tā fānlái-fùqù, yí yè méi shuì hǎo.

He tossed and turned and didn't sleep well all night.

他翻来覆去，一夜都没睡好。

Tā fānlái-fùqù, yí yè dōu méi shuì hǎo.

He tossed and turned and didn't sleep well all night.

你上完夜班，早上能睡几个小时？

Nǐ shàng wán yèbān, zǎoshang néng shuì jǐ ge xiǎoshí?

After finishing the night shift, how many hours can you sleep in the morning?

你之所以会累，是因为睡得太少。

Nǐ zhīsuǒyǐ huì lèi, shì yīnwèi shuì de tài shǎo.

The reason you get tired is that you sleep too little.

你应该是去睡得很晚。

Nǐ yīnggāi shì qù shuì de hěn wǎn.

You must have stayed up late.

你应该每天睡八个小时觉。

Nǐ yīnggāi měitiān shuì bā gè xiǎoshí jiào.

You should sleep for eight hours a day.

你怎么不去睡一会儿觉呢？

Nǐ zěnme bú qù shuì yíhuìr jiào ne?

Why don't you try and get some sleep?

你早该睡了。

Nǐ zǎo gāi shuìle.

It's high time you were in bed.

你每天睡几个小时？

Nǐ měitiān shuì jǐ ge xiǎoshí?

How many hours a day do you sleep?

你疲倦了就先去睡吧。

Nǐ píjuànle jiù xiān qù shuì ba.

If you're tired, go to bed first.

你睡得好吗？

Nǐ shuì de hǎo ma?

Did you sleep well?

你确定你不想睡在它上面吗？

Nǐ quèdìng nǐ bùxiǎng shuì zài tā shàngmiàn ma?

Are you sure you don't want to sleep on it?

你若累了，就去睡个觉。

Nǐ ruò lèile, jiù qù shuì gè jiào.

If you are tired, go to bed.

午夜了，你怎么还不睡？

Wǔyè le, nǐ zěnme hái bú shuì?

It's midnight, so why aren't you asleep yet?

可能我需要睡会。

Kěnéng wǒ xūyào shuì huì.

Maybe I just need some sleep.

咖啡因摄入过多会睡不着。

Kāfēiyīn shèrùguo duō huì shuì bù zháo.

Too much caffeine consumption can keep you from sleeping.

因为太闹，所以我睡不着觉。

Yīnwèi tài nào, suǒyǐ wǒ shuì bù zháo jiào.

I can't sleep because of the noise.

在父亲回家之前，我已经睡了。

Zài fùqīn huíjiā zhīqián, wǒ yǐjīng shuìle.

I slept before my father came home.

坐了一夜卧铺，你睡得好吗？

Zuòle yí yè wòpù, nǐ shuì de hǎo ma?

Did you sleep well after a night in the sleeper berth?

外部的声音太吵，我睡不着。

Wàibù de shēngyīn tài chǎo, wǒ shuì bù zháo.

The noise from outside is too loud, so I can't sleep.

她已经睡下了。

Tā yǐjīng shuì xià le.

She is already sleeping.

她整晚睡不着。

Tā zhěng wǎn shuì bù zháo.

She lay awake all night.

她睡不着觉，所以预约了精神科。

Tā shuì bù zháo jiào, suǒyǐ yùyuēle jīngshénkē.

She couldn't sleep, so she booked an appointment with psychiatry.

她睡了几小时。

Tā shuìle jǐ xiǎoshí.

She slept for a few hours.

她睡前在脸上敷面膜。

Tā shuì qián zài liǎnshàng fū miànmó.

She puts a face mask on before going to bed.

她还在睡吗？

Tā hái zài shuì ma?

Is she still sleeping?

她通常睡八个小时。

Tā tōngcháng shuì bā gè xiǎoshí.

She usually sleeps for eight hours.

学习任务太繁重，他睡不好。

Xuéxí rènwu tài fánzhòng, tā shuì bù hǎo.

His schoolwork is so heavy that he can't sleep well.

完全睡不着。

Wánquán shuì bù zháo.

I can't sleep at all.

家里没床，就凑合睡沙发吧。

Jiālǐ méi chuáng, jiù còuhe shuì shāfā ba.

We don't have a bed at home, so just make do with the sofa.

我一直都有早睡的习惯。

Wǒ yìzhí dōu yǒu zǎo shuì de xíguàn.

For a long time, I've had a habit of going to bed early.

我习惯晚睡。

Wǒ xíguàn wǎn shuì.

I'm used to staying up late at night.

我今天想早睡。

Wǒ jīntiān xiǎng zǎo shuì.

I'd like to have an early night tonight.

我今天累，所以我睡得早。

Wǒ jīntiān lèi, suǒyǐ wǒ shuì de zǎo.

I was tired today so I went to bed early.

我们每天至少该睡八小时。

Wǒmen měitiān zhìshǎo gāi shuì bā xiǎoshí.

We must sleep at least eight hours a day.

我们睡在我舅舅家。

Wǒmen shuì zài wǒ jiùjiu jiā.

We are spending the night at my uncle's house.

我们通常在这房间睡。

Wǒmen tōngcháng zài zhè fángjiān shuì.

We usually sleep in this room.

我兴奋得睡不着觉。

Wǒ xīngfèn de shuì bù zháo jiào.

I was so excited that I could not fall asleep.

我午休睡了半个小时。

Wǒ wǔxiū shuìle bànge xiǎoshí.

I took a half-hour nap at lunchtime.

我只睡了三个小时觉。

Wǒ zhǐ shuìle sān gè xiǎoshí jiào.

I only slept for three hours.

我只睡了两小时。

Wǒ zhǐ shuìle liǎng xiǎoshí.

I slept just two hours.

我在沙发上睡的。

Wǒ zài shāfā shàng shuì de.

I slept on the couch.

我女儿每天睡八个钟头。

Wǒ nǚ'ér měitiān shuì bā gè zhōngtóu.

My daughter sleeps eight hours a day.

我奶奶睡得不好，还常常耳鸣。

Wǒ nǎinai shuì de bù hǎo, hái chángcháng ěrmíng.

My grandmother doesn't sleep well and often has tinnitus too.

我妹妹每天睡前刷短视频。

Wǒ mèimei měitiān shuì qián shuā duǎnshìpín.

My younger sister scrolls through short videos every night before bed.

我弟弟会经常彻夜不睡。

Wǒ dìdi huì jīngcháng chèyè bú shuì.

My brother will often sit up all night.

我很晚才睡。

Wǒ hěn wǎn cái shuì.

I stayed up till late at night.

我很累所以早睡了。

Wǒ hěn lèi suǒyǐ zǎo shuìle.

I was very tired, so I went to bed early.

我必须睡一下觉。

Wǒ bìxū shuì yíxià jiào.

I have to get some sleep.

我必须睡了。

Wǒ bìxū shuìle.

I have to go to sleep.

我想睡点觉。

Wǒ xiǎng shuì diǎn jiào.

I'd like to get some sleep.

我把我老板睡了。

Wǒ bǎ wǒ lǎobǎn shuìle.

I slept with my boss.

我晚上一般很早睡。

Wǒ wǎnshang yìbān hěn zǎo shuì.

I go to bed early at night.

我激动得睡不着。

Wǒ jīdòng de shuì bù zháo.

I'm too excited to sleep.

我现在只想睡点觉。

Wǒ xiànzài zhǐ xiǎng shuì diǎn jiào.

All I want now is a little sleep.

我的兄弟在花园睡了一觉。

Wǒ de xiōngdì zài huāyuán shuìle yí jiào.

My siblings slept in the garden.

我的狗跟我睡一个房间。

Wǒ de gǒu gēn wǒ shuì yí gè fángjiān.

My dog sleeps in the same room I do.

我真该睡一觉了。

Wǒ zhēn gāi shuì yí jiàole.

I should really get some sleep.

我睡不着觉。

Wǒ shuì bù zháo jiào.

I couldn't sleep.

我睡了个好觉。

Wǒ shuìle gè hǎo jiào.

I got a good night's sleep.

我睡得很好。

Wǒ shuì de hěn hǎo.

I've had a good sleep.

我累了，但是我睡不着。

Wǒ lèile, dànshì wǒ shuì bù zháo.

I was tired, but I couldn't sleep.

我觉得你觉睡得很好。

Wǒ juéde nǐ jué shuì de hěn hǎo.

I think that you sleep very well.

我还要再睡一会儿。

Wǒ hái yào zài shuì yíhuìr.

I still have to sleep for a while.

我邻居得了焦虑症，常常睡不着。

Wǒ línjū dé le jiāolǜzhèng, chángcháng shuì bù zháo.

My neighbour has an anxiety disorder and often can't sleep.

既然睡不着，我索性起来看书。

Jìrán shuì bù zháo, wǒ suǒxìng qǐlai kànshū.

Since I can't sleep, I simply got up and read.

晚上的潮水声让我睡不着。

Wǎnshang de cháoshuǐ shēng ràng wǒ shuì bù zháo.

The sound of the tide at night keeps me from sleeping.

有人在这张沙发上睡过。

Yǒurén zài zhè zhāng shāfā shàng shuìguo.

Somebody has been sleeping on this sofa.

楼下的噪声太大，我睡不着。

Lóuxià de zàoshēng tài dà, wǒ shuì bù zháo.

The noise downstairs is so loud that I can't sleep.

沉重的债务让他睡不好觉。

Chénzhòng de zhàiwù ràng tā shuì bù hǎo jiào.

His heavy debt keeps him from sleeping well.

沉重的学习压力让他睡不好。

Chénzhòng de xuéxí yālì ràng tā shuì bù hǎo.

The heavy pressure of schoolwork keeps him from sleeping well.

灯还亮着，莫非他还没睡？

Dēng hái liàngzhe, mòfēi tā hái méi shuì?

The light is still on. Can it be that he hasn't gone to bed yet?

牙神经疼得我晚上睡不着。

Yá shénjīng téng de wǒ wǎnshang shuì bù zháo.

My tooth nerve hurt so much that I couldn't sleep at night.

狗跟我一起睡在床上。

Gǒu gēn wǒ yìqǐ shuì zài chuáng shàng.

My dog slept in the bed with me.

真想睡过去啊。

Zhēn xiǎng shuì guòqù a.

I want to sleep.

睡一觉就能消除一天的疲劳。

Shuì yí jiào jiù néng xiāochú yì tiān de píláo.

A good sleep can remove the whole day's tiredness.

睡一觉能帮你消除疲劳。

Shuì yí jiào néng bāng nǐ xiāochú píláo.

A good sleep can help you get rid of your fatigue.

睡了一觉，人爽快多了。

Shuìle yí jiào, rén shuǎngkuai duō le.

After a nap, I feel much more refreshed.

睡前妈妈给孩子朗读故事。

Shuì qián māma gěi háizi lǎngdú gùshi.

Before bed, the mother reads stories aloud to her child.

睡前我会往眼睛里滴药水。

Shuì qián wǒ huì wǎng yǎnjing lǐ dī yàoshuǐ.

Before bed, I put drops in my eyes.

睡前把蚊帐放下来。

Shuì qián bǎ wénzhàng fàng xiàlai.

Put the mosquito net down before you go to sleep.

睡在沙发上。

Shuì zài shāfā shàng.

Sleep on the couch.

睡多了梦长

shuì duō le mèng cháng

sleep too long and the dream drags on

睡够了觉，她的气色好多了。

Shuì gòu le jiào, tā de qìsè hǎoduō le.

After getting enough sleep, her complexion looks much better.