睡
觉

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The word "睡觉" is formed by combining the character "睡", meaning to sleep and visually suggesting drooping eyes, with "觉", which in this context specifically denotes sleep or a nap, together creating a verb meaning to sleep.

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我要睡觉了

Wǒ yào shuìjiào le

I want to sleep now.

他每天晚上睡觉

Tā měitiān wǎnshang shuìjiào

He sleeps every night.

小孩子应该早点睡觉

Xiǎo háizi yīnggāi zǎo diǎn shuìjiào

Children should go to sleep early.

如果你不睡觉，明天会没有精神

Rúguǒ nǐ bù shuìjiào, míngtiān huì méiyǒu jīngshen

If you don't sleep, you will have no energy tomorrow.

为了保持健康，我们应该保证每天有七到八个小时的睡觉

Wèile bǎochí jiànkāng, wǒmen yīnggāi bǎozhèng měitiān yǒu qī dào bā gè xiǎoshí de shuìjiào

To maintain health, we should ensure seven to eight hours of sleep every day.

Word Definition - 睡觉

shuì jiào to go to bed; to sleep

Individual Character Details

睡 shuì
觉 jiào, jué