睡眠 shuìmián sleep
sleep; to sleep; (computing) to enter sleep mode
How to remember 睡眠: 睡 sleep + 眠 sleep = sleep.
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How it is used
- Sleep (as a noun/state), formal - 睡眠质量 (shuìmián zhìliàng) sleep quality; 睡眠不足 lack of sleep.
- Contrast 睡觉 (shuìjiào, the everyday verb 'to sleep'): 睡眠 is the noun used in health/science contexts and doesn't take an object like a verb.
Example sentences
- 我最近一直睡眠不足。 Wǒ zuìjìn yìzhí shuìmiánbùzú.I haven't been getting enough sleep lately.
- 她在睡眠中安详地去世了。 Tā zài shuìmián zhōng ānxiáng de qùshì le.She passed away peacefully in her sleep.