催
眠

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The word 催眠 is formed by combining two characters: 催, meaning "to urge" or "to hasten", and 眠, meaning "sleep". Together, they create a conceptual metaphor where sleep is not something that occurs naturally, but is instead "urged" or "induced" upon someone, perfectly encapsulating the act of hypnotism as a guided, facilitated state of trance resembling sleep.

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这个音乐有催眠的效果。

Zhège yīnyuè yǒu cuīmián de xiàoguǒ.

This music has a hypnotic effect.

医生用催眠疗法帮他放松。

Yīshēng yòng cuīmián liáofǎ bāng tā fàngsōng.

The doctor used hypnotherapy to help him relax.

他声称能用催眠术治疗心理问题。

Tā shēngchēng néng yòng cuīmiánshù zhìliáo xīnlǐ wèntí.

He claims to be able to treat psychological problems with hypnosis.

海浪的声音对我没有催眠作用。

Hǎilàng de shēngyīn duì wǒ méiyǒu cuīmián zuòyòng.

The sound of ocean waves has no hypnotic effect on me.

这种深度催眠状态常用于治疗心身疾病。

Zhè zhǒng shēndù cuīmián zhuàngtài cháng yòng yú zhìliáo xīnshēn jíbìng.

This deep hypnotic state is often used in the treatment of psychosomatic disorders.

Word Definition - 催眠

cuī mián hypnosis

Individual Character Details

催 cuī
眠 mián