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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

寐 [mèi]
  1. 1. verb [literary expression] sleep
    喜而不寐
    too happy and excited to fall asleep
    她心事重重，夜不能寐。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

寐 [mèi]
  1. 1. 动 [文] 睡着(ｚｈáｏ)
    夜不能寐
    梦寐以求。
  2. 2. 左下"爿"不能简化成"丬"。
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Examples

为了这件烦心事, 他夜不成寐。
He was so worried about his dilemma, that he could hardly sleep last night. → 入寐
儿子终于结婚了, 母亲喜不成寐。
The mother is now glad that she can sleep without worry, because of her son's marriage. → 喜不成寐

Character Decomposition

宀
[mián]		 + 爿
[pán]		 + 未
[wèi]

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