觉

• 拼音: jiào
• 汉字拆解: 觉 = 学 top + 见, to perceive/sleep (simplified from 覺)

含义

Sleep (colloquial noun form); a period of sleep.

When pronounced 'jiào,' it serves as a colloquial noun for sleep, used in phrases like 睡觉 (to sleep) and 午觉 (afternoon nap). Different from 'jué' pronunciation which means 'to feel/sense.'

例句

1. 昨晚没睡好觉，今天一整天都没精神。
2. 医生建议老年人每天中午睡个午觉，对健康有好处。
3. 考试前他紧张得一觉都没睡，眼睛都熬红了。

用法指南

语境: everyday, health, casual

语气: casual

正确说法

• 我去睡个觉。(I'm going to take a nap.)
• 你睡了几个小时的觉？(How many hours did you sleep?)

错误说法

• 在正式书面语中单独使用觉 (In formal writing, use 睡眠 instead of 觉)

起源与历史

Originally meant 'to wake up' or 'to feel.' The noun meaning of 'sleep' evolved from 睡觉 (sleep-wake cycle).

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal