Usage note
睡表示睡觉、休息。
shuì biǎo shì shuì jiào 、 xiū xi。
睡 means to sleep or rest.
Context note
睡常用于睡觉、睡得好、睡不着。
shuì cháng yòng yú shuì jiào 、 shuì dé hǎo 、 shuì bù zhe。
睡 is often used in 睡觉, sleeping well, and not being able to sleep.
5 examples
我想睡了。
wǒ xiǎng shuì le。
I want to sleep.
弟弟睡着了。
dì di shuì zháo le。
My younger brother fell asleep.
小猫在沙发上睡。
xiǎo māo zài shā fā shàng shuì。
The kitten is sleeping on the sofa.
你睡得好吗？
nǐ shuì dé hǎo ma？
Did you sleep well?
晚上早点睡。
wǎn shàng zǎo diǎn shuì。
Go to sleep early at night.
5 mini stories
今天很晚了，我要睡了。明天还要上学。
jīn tiān hěn wǎn le， wǒ yào shuì le。 míng tiān hái yào shàng xué。
It is late today, and I am going to sleep. I still have school tomorrow.
妹妹已经睡着了。房间里很安静。
mèi mei yǐ jīng shuì zháo le。 fáng jiān lǐ hěn ān jìng。
My younger sister is already asleep. The room is very quiet.
我睡得很好，所以早上很精神。
wǒ shuì dé hěn hǎo， suǒ yǐ zǎo shàng hěn jīng shén。
I slept very well, so I felt energetic in the morning.
小狗在窗边睡觉。它看起来很舒服。
xiǎo gǒu zài chuāng biān shuì jiào。 tā kàn qǐ lái hěn shū fú。
The puppy is sleeping by the window. It looks very comfortable.
老师说晚上要早点睡。这样第二天才有精神。
lǎo shī shuō wǎn shàng yào zǎo diǎn shuì。 zhè yàng dì èr tiān cái yǒu jīng shén。
The teacher said to sleep early at night. That way we will have energy the next day.
Mini dialogue
该睡了
A
很晚了，你该睡了。
Hěn wǎn le, nǐ gāi shuì le.
It's very late, you should sleep.
B
好的，我马上睡。
Hǎo de, wǒ mǎshàng shuì.
Okay, I'll sleep right away.
午睡时间
A
你中午睡了吗？
Nǐ zhōngwǔ shuì le ma?
Did you sleep at noon?
B
睡了，我睡了一小会儿。
Shuì le, wǒ shuì le yī xiǎo huìr.
Yes, I slept for a little while.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
醒
xǐng
to wake up
The opposite action of sleeping.
related
床
chuáng
bed
Where you usually sleep.