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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

睡觉 [shuìjiào]
  1. 1. verb sleep
    睡觉是有效的休息方式。
    Sleeping is an effective way of relaxing.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

睡觉 [shuìjiào]
  1. 1. sleep
    睡觉了。
    It's time to go to bed.
    睡午觉
    take a nap after lunch
    睡懒觉
    get up late; sleep in; sleep late

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

睡觉 [shuìjiào]
  1. 1. 进入睡眠状态。

Examples

病人吃了药,睡觉安顿多了。
The patient slept much better after taking the medicine. 安顿
这孩子即便睡觉也不安生。
The kid won't keep still, not even in sleep. 安生
哼着歌儿哄孩子睡觉
croon the baby to sleep
睡觉很惊醒,有点响动都知道。
He's a very light sleeper; any little noise disturbs him. 惊醒
我累了,想去睡觉了。
I'm tired and I want to go to sleep.
睡觉轻。
She is a light sleeper.
小猫在沙发上蜷作一团睡觉
The kitten was sleeping curled up on the sofa.
他喜欢蜷伏着睡觉
He likes to sleep with his knees drawn up. or He likes to sleep curled up on his side. 蜷伏
他忙得甚至好几夜没睡觉
He was so busy that he didn't even go to bed for several nights. 甚至
睡觉了。
It's time to go to bed. 睡觉

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nciku Note

睡眠 睡觉

“睡眠”是名词,有书面语意味;“睡觉”是动宾短语,是口语中常用的。
睡眠 is a noun and is more formal; 睡觉 is a verb-object phrase and is much more-commonly used.
(1)人每天的睡眠时间应该是八个小时左右。
(2)和牛奶有助于睡眠。
(3)他睡眠质量一直不太好,经常失眠。
(4)他睡觉时爱说梦话。
(5)他在火车上睡了一觉。

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