睡

• 拼音: shuì
• 汉字拆解: 睡 = 目 (eye) + 垂 (droop) — eyes drooping shut

含义

To sleep. The basic verb for the act of sleeping or being asleep.

Often used with complements to describe the quality or duration of sleep, such as 睡得好 (slept well) or 睡了八个小时 (slept eight hours). Can be used alone or in compounds like 睡觉 and 睡着.

例句

1. 我昨天睡得很晚。
2. 弟弟已经睡了。
3. 你每天睡几个小时？

用法指南

语境: daily routine, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我睡了八个小时。(I slept for eight hours.)
• 他还没睡呢。(He hasn't gone to sleep yet.)

错误说法

• 我睡在十点。(Wrong word order — say 我十点睡 or 我十点睡觉; the time goes before the verb)

起源与历史

The character combines 目 (eye) and 垂 (to droop/hang down), depicting eyes drooping shut in sleep.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal