睡着

• 拼音: shuì zháo
• 汉字拆解: 睡 = 目 (eye) + 垂 (to droop), meaning to sleep; 着 = resultative complement (zháo), indicating achievement of the action

含义

To fall asleep; to have fallen asleep.

A resultative verb compound indicating the successful transition from wakefulness to sleep. The 着 here is a resultative complement (zháo) meaning the action was achieved. Distinct from 睡觉 (to sleep, the general activity).

例句

1. 宝宝终于睡着了，我们轻点说话。
2. 他看书看到一半就睡着了。
3. 昨天晚上我很晚才睡着。

用法指南

语境: everyday, health

语气: casual

正确说法

• 孩子已经睡着了，别吵他。(The child has fallen asleep; don't disturb him.)
• 我昨晚怎么也睡不着。(I couldn't fall asleep last night no matter what.)

错误说法

• 我每天八点睡着觉。(Don't combine 睡着 with 觉 — 睡着 already means to fall asleep. Say 八点睡觉 for the routine, or 八点就睡着了 for falling asleep.)

起源与历史

Compound of 睡 (to sleep) and 着 (resultative complement indicating achievement), meaning sleep has been successfully entered.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal