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used in 瞌睡[kē shuì]

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Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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我上课时打睡。

Wǒ shàngkè shí dǎ kēshuì.

I dozed off during class.

他晚上没睡好,现在很睡。

Tā wǎnshang méi shuì hǎo, xiànzài hěn kēshuì.

He didn't sleep well last night, so he's very drowsy now.

下午的阳光让人容易打睡。

Xiàwǔ de yángguāng ràng rén róngyì dǎ kēshuì.

The afternoon sunshine makes people easily doze off.

为了避免打睡,他喝了一杯咖啡。

Wèile bìmiǎn dǎ kēshuì, tā hēle yī bēi kāfēi.

To avoid dozing off, he drank a cup of coffee.

如果你感到睡,就应该休息一下。

Rúguǒ nǐ gǎndào kēshuì, jiù yīnggāi xiūxi yīxià.

If you feel drowsy, you should take a break.

昨天开会的时候,我不小心打了睡。

Zuótiān kāihuì de shíhou, wǒ bù xiǎoxīn dǎle kēshuì.

During the meeting yesterday, I accidentally dozed off.

长时间的阅读会导致眼睛疲劳和睡。

Cháng shíjiān de yuèdú huì dǎozhì yǎnjīng píláo hé kēshuì.

Prolonged reading can cause eye fatigue and drowsiness.

尽管他努力保持清醒,但睡虫还是不断来袭。

Jǐnguǎn tā nǔlì bǎochí qīngxǐng, dàn kēshuìchóng háishì bùduàn lái xí.

Although he tried hard to stay awake, the sleepiness kept attacking him.