睡眠 shuì mián sleep / to sleep / (computing) to enter sleep mode syn 缺少 quē shǎo lack / shortage of / shortfall / to be short (of) / to lack syn 缺失 quē shī lack / deficiency / shortcoming / flaw / defect / to be deficient / to lack syn 酣睡 hān shuì to sleep soundly / to fall into a deep sleep syn 梦话 夢話 mèng huà talking in one's sleep / words spoken during sleep / fig. speech bearing no relation to reality / delusions syn 废寝忘食 廢寢忘食 fèi qǐn wàng shí to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom) / to skip one's sleep and meals / to be completely wrapped up in one's work syn 撒呓挣 撒囈掙 sā yì zhēng somniloquy / to talk or act in one's sleep / sleep-walking 睡回笼觉 睡回籠覺 shuì huí lóng jiào to go back to sleep (instead of rising up in the morning) / to sleep in 做厅长 做廳長 zuò tīng zhǎng (jocular) to sleep on the couch / to sleep in the living room 舒眠 shū mián to sleep well / to get restful sleep / (medicine) to be anesthetized 睡饱 睡飽 shuì bǎo to get enough sleep / to have a good night's sleep 缺乏 quē fá to lack / to be short of syn 毫无 毫無 háo wú not in the least / to completely lack syn 冷漠 lěng mò cold and detached towards sb / lack of regard / indifference / neglect syn 有的是 yǒu de shì have plenty of / there's no lack of syn 不乏 bù fá there is no lack of syn 缺货 缺貨 quē huò lack of supplies / unavailable goods 不差 bù chā to not lack 失调 失調 shī tiáo imbalance / to become dysfunctional / to lack proper care (after an illness etc) syn 违纪 違紀 wéi jì lack of discipline / to break a rule / to violate discipline / to breach a principle syn 失真 shī zhēn to lack fidelity / (signal) distortion syn 无序 無序 wú xù disorderly / irregular / lack of order 眩晕 眩暈 xuàn yùn vertigo / dizziness / fainting / feeling of swaying, head spinning, lack of balance or floating (e.g. from a stroke) / Taiwan pr. [xuan4 yun1] syn 贫乏 貧乏 pín fá impoverished / lacking / deficient / limited / meager / impoverishment / lack / deficiency syn 隔膜 gé mó diaphragm (anatomy) / distant (socially aloof) / divided by lack of mutual comprehension / nonexpert syn 四分五裂 sì fēn wǔ liè all split up and in pieces (idiom) / disunity (in an organization) / complete lack of unity / to disintegrate / falling apart / to be at sixes and sevens syn 功亏一篑 功虧一簣 gōng kuī yī kuì lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful / to fail through lack of a final effort / to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom) syn 憋气 憋氣 biē qì to hold one's breath / to feel suffocated (for lack of air) / choked with bottled-up resentment syn 无 無 wú not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less syn 无着 無著 wú zhuó (of income etc) to be unassured / to lack a reliable source 无着 無著 wū zhuó (of income etc) to be unassured / to lack a reliable source 脱销 脫銷 tuō xiāo to sell out / to run out (of supplies) / deficient / lack of supplies syn 酣畅 酣暢 hān chàng unrestrained / cheerful lack of inhibition, esp. for drinking or sleeping / to drink with abandon syn 酣暢 酣畅 hān chàng unrestrained / cheerful lack of inhibition, esp. for drinking or sleeping / to drink with abandon 少 shǎo few / less / to lack / to be missing / to stop (doing sth) / seldom syn 缺粮 缺糧 quē liáng to lack food supplies 有始无终 有始無終 yǒu shǐ wú zhōng to start but not finish (idiom) / to fail to carry things through / lack of sticking power / short attention span syn 差 chà different / wrong / mistaken / to fall short / to lack / not up to standard / inferior / Taiwan pr. [cha1] syn 缺 quē deficiency / lack / scarce / vacant post / to run short of syn 短 duǎn short / brief / to lack / weak point / fault syn 窝工 窩工 wō gōng (of workers) to have no work to do / to be underutilized (due to lack of supplies, poor organization by management etc) 欠 qiàn to owe / to lack / (literary) to be deficient in / (bound form) yawn / to raise slightly (a part of one's body) syn 匮 匱 kuì to lack / lacking / empty / exhausted syn 呗 唄 bei modal particle indicating lack of enthusiasm / modal particle indicating that things should only or can only be done a certain way syn 一曝十寒 yī pù shí hán one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. to work for a bit then skimp / sporadic effort / lack of sticking power / short attention span 少见多怪 少見多怪 shǎo jiàn duō guài lit. a person who has seen little of the world will be be astonished by certain things (idiom) / fig. to be taken aback by sth because of one's lack of sophistication / naive / unworldy syn 为德不卒 為德不卒 wéi dé bù zú to start on virtue but give up (idiom) / to fail to carry things through / lack of sticking power / short attention span 为德不终 為德不終 wéi dé bù zhōng to start on virtue but give up (idiom) / to fail to carry things through / lack of sticking power / short attention span 目不见睫 目不見睫 mù bù jiàn jié lit. the eye cannot see the eyelashes (idiom) / fig. unable to see one's own faults / to lack self-awareness / truths too close to home syn 空腹高心 kōng fù gāo xīn ambitious despite a lack of talent (idiom) 冷漠对待 冷漠對待 lěng mò duì dài cold and detached towards sb / lack of regard / indifference / neglect 将勤补绌 將勤補絀 jiāng qín bǔ chù to compensate for lack of ability through hard work (idiom) 性冷感 xìng lěng gǎn frigidity (lack of libido) 抛荒 拋荒 pāo huāng to lie idle (of arable land) / fig. rusty because of lack of practice syn 无恒 無恆 wú héng to lack patience syn 发绀 發紺 fā gàn cyanosis (blue skin due to lack of oxygen in blood) 欲振乏力 yù zhèn fá lì to try to rouse oneself but lack the strength (idiom) 短欠 duǎn qiàn to fall short in one's payments / to lack / to be short of syn 叕 zhuó to join together / to lack / narrow and shallow 过劳肥 過勞肥 guò láo féi overweight from overwork (the supposition that white collar workers become fat as a consequence of factors associated with being under pressure at work, including irregular diet, lack of exercise and inadequate rest) 缺角 quē jiǎo (of a square shape, such as a house plan) to have a corner missing / (fig.) to lack something / missing piece 或缺 huò quē to lack / to do without 了无 了無 liǎo wú to completely lack / to have not even the slightest 将勤补拙 將勤補拙 jiāng qín - bǔ zhuō (idiom) to compensate for lack of ability with hard work 睡觉 睡覺 shuì jiào to go to bed / to sleep syn 惊醒 驚醒 jīng xǐng to rouse / to be woken by sth / to wake with a start / to sleep lightly 安稳 安穩 ān wěn steady / stable / sedate / calm / (of sleep) sound / (of a transition) smooth syn 香甜 xiāng tián fragrant and sweet / sound (sleep) syn 昏睡 hūn shuì to sleep heavily (due to illness, fatigue etc) 歇息 xiē xi to have a rest / to stay for the night / to go to bed / to sleep syn 安眠 ān mián to sleep peacefully syn 安息 ān xī to rest / to go to sleep / to rest in peace syn 露宿 lù sù to sleep outdoors / to spend the night in the open syn 呓语 囈語 yì yǔ to talk in one's sleep / crazy talk syn 磨牙 mó yá to grind one's teeth (during sleep) / pointless arguing / (coll.) molar syn 睡懒觉 睡懶覺 shuì lǎn jiào to sleep in 就寝 就寢 jiù qǐn to go to sleep / to go to bed (literary) syn 合眼 hé yǎn to close one's eyes / to get to sleep syn 分房 fēn fáng to sleep in separate rooms / distribution of social housing 高枕无忧 高枕無憂 gāo zhěn wú yōu to sleep peacefully (idiom) / (fig.) to rest easy / to be free of worries syn 乱搞 亂搞 luàn gǎo to make a mess / to mess with / to be wild / to sleep around / to jump into bed 梦呓 夢囈 mèng yì talking in one's sleep / delirious ravings / nonsense / sheer fantasy syn 梦寐 夢寐 mèng mèi to dream / to sleep syn 假寐 jiǎ mèi to doze / to take a nap / nodding off to sleep syn 眼屎 yǎn shǐ sleep (dried mucus in the corner of the eye) syn 觉 覺 jiào a nap / a sleep / CL:場|场[chang2] syn 猛醒 měng xǐng to realize suddenly / to wake up to the truth / to suddenly awake from sleep syn 安枕 ān zhěn to sleep soundly / (fig.) to rest easy / to be free of worries 鬼压床 鬼壓床 guǐ yā chuáng (coll.) sleep paralysis 香 xiāng fragrant / sweet smelling / aromatic / savory or appetizing / (to eat) with relish / (of sleep) sound / perfume or spice / joss or incense stick / CL:根[gen1] syn 睡 shuì to sleep / to lie down syn 熟 shú ripe / mature / thoroughly cooked / done / familiar / acquainted / experienced / skilled / (of sleep etc) deep / profound / also pr. [shou2] syn 铺 鋪 pù plank bed / place to sleep / shop / store / (old) relay station syn 歇 xiē to rest / to take a break / to stop / to halt / (dialect) to sleep / a moment / a short while syn 眠 mián to sleep / to hibernate syn 寝 寢 qǐn (bound form) to lie down to sleep or rest / (bound form) bedroom / (bound form) imperial tomb / (literary) to stop / to cease syn 寐 mèi to sleep soundly syn 呓 囈 yì to talk in one's sleep 寤 wù to awake from sleep syn 