午睡

• 拼音: wǔ shuì
• 汉字拆解: 午 = originally a pictograph of a pestle, borrowed for 'noon'; 睡 = 目 (eye) + 垂 (to droop) — drooping eyes

含义

Afternoon nap; to take a nap after lunch. A short sleep taken during the midday break.

Refers specifically to a nap taken around midday, typically after lunch. This is a deeply ingrained habit in Chinese culture — many schools and workplaces have a designated 午睡 break. The practice is considered beneficial for health and productivity.

例句

1. 吃完午饭以后，我喜欢午睡一会儿。
2. 他每天都午睡半个小时。
3. 今天没时间午睡，下午有点困。

用法指南

语境: daily routine, health, everyday

语气: casual

正确说法

• 你有午睡的习惯吗？(Do you have a habit of taking afternoon naps?)
• 午睡以后精神好多了。(I feel much more energised after a nap.)

错误说法

• 我昨天晚上午睡了。(Don't use 午睡 for sleeping at night — 午睡 is specifically a midday nap. Say 睡觉 for nighttime sleep.)

起源与历史

Compound of 午 (noon, midday) and 睡 (to sleep), literally 'noon sleep' — sleeping at midday.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal