睡觉 睡覺 shuì jiào to go to bed / to sleep syn 觉 覺 jiào a nap / a sleep / CL:場|场[chang2] syn 安息 ān xī to rest / to go to sleep / to rest in peace syn 睡眠 shuì mián sleep / to sleep / (computing) to enter sleep mode syn 安稳 安穩 ān wěn steady / stable / sedate / calm / (of sleep) sound / (of a transition) smooth syn 惊醒 驚醒 jīng xǐng to rouse / to be woken by sth / to wake with a start / to sleep lightly 昏睡 hūn shuì to sleep heavily (due to illness, fatigue etc) 亏欠 虧欠 kuī qiàn to have a deficit / to be in the red / to owe syn 安眠 ān mián to sleep peacefully syn 露宿 lù sù to sleep outdoors / to spend the night in the open syn 合眼 hé yǎn to close one's eyes / to get to sleep syn 香甜 xiāng tián fragrant and sweet / sound (sleep) syn 赤字 chì zì (financial) deficit / red letter syn 磨牙 mó yá to grind one's teeth (during sleep) / pointless arguing / (coll.) molar syn 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 就寝 就寢 jiù qǐn to go to sleep / to go to bed (literary) syn 亏损 虧損 kuī sǔn deficit / (financial) loss syn 歇息 xiē xi to have a rest / to stay for the night / to go to bed / to sleep syn 亏空 虧空 kuī kōng in debt / in the red / in deficit syn 分房 fēn fáng to sleep in separate rooms / distribution of social housing 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 呓语 囈語 yì yǔ to talk in one's sleep / crazy talk 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 眼屎 yǎn shǐ sleep (dried mucus in the corner of the eye) syn 酣睡 hān shuì to sleep soundly / to fall into a deep sleep syn 梦呓 夢囈 mèng yì talking in one's sleep / delirious ravings / nonsense / sheer fantasy syn 奇缺 qí quē very short of (food, clean water etc) / extreme shortage / deficit 梦寐 夢寐 mèng mèi to dream / to sleep syn 暂缺 暫缺 zàn quē currently in short supply / in deficit (of commodity) / currently vacant (position) 逆差 nì chā adverse trade balance / trade deficit 扭亏 扭虧 niǔ kuī to make good a deficit / to reverse a loss syn 睡懒觉 睡懶覺 shuì lǎn jiào to sleep in 多动症 多動症 duō dòng zhèng (coll.) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) 乱搞 亂搞 luàn gǎo to make a mess / to mess with / to be wild / to sleep around / to jump into bed 青黄不接 青黃不接 qīng huáng bù jiē lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom) / the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop / temporary deficit in manpower or resources / unable to make ends meet syn 假寐 jiǎ mèi to doze / to take a nap / nodding off to sleep 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 睡 shuì to sleep / to lie down syn 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 熟 shú ripe / mature / thoroughly cooked / done / familiar / acquainted / experienced / skilled / (of sleep etc) deep / profound / also pr. [shou2] syn 歇 xiē to rest / to take a break / to stop / to halt / (dialect) to sleep / a moment / a short while syn 铺 鋪 pù plank bed / place to sleep / shop / store / (old) relay station syn 眠 mián to sleep / to hibernate syn 亏 虧 kuī to lose (money) / to have a deficit / to be deficient / to treat unfairly / luckily / fortunately / thanks to / (used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations) 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 呓 囈 yì to talk in one's sleep 寐 mèi to sleep soundly syn 鬼压床 鬼壓床 guǐ yā chuáng (coll.) sleep paralysis 亏缺 虧缺 kuī quē to be lacking / to fall short of / to wane / deficit / deficient 寤 wù to awake from sleep syn 入超 rù chāo trade deficit / import surplus 瞓 xùn to sleep (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 睡[shui4] 瞓 fèn to sleep (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 睡[shui4] 眵 chī (bound form) sleep (dried mucus in the corner of the eye) syn 我醉欲眠 wǒ zuì yù mián lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom) / (used to indicate one's sincere and straightforward nature) 抵足而眠 dǐ zú ér mián lit. to live and sleep together (idiom) / fig. a close friendship 枕戈寝甲 枕戈寢甲 zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ lit. to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom) / fig. to keep ready for battle at all times 目不交睫 mù bù jiāo jié lit. the eyelashes do not come together (idiom) / fig. to not sleep a wink syn 绿草如茵 綠草如茵 lǜ cǎo rú yīn green grass like cushion (idiom) / green meadow so inviting to sleep on 食肉寝皮 食肉寢皮 shí ròu qǐn pí to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom) / to swear revenge on sb / implacable hatred / to have sb's guts for garters 和衣而卧 hé yī ér wò to lie down to sleep with one's clothes on 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 注意力缺陷过动症 注意力缺陷過動症 zhù yì lì quē xiàn guò dòng zhèng attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) 搭补 搭補 dā bǔ to subsidize / to make up (deficit) 岁计余绌 歲計餘絀 suì jì yú chù annual budgetary surplus or deficit (accountancy) 语言匮乏 語言匱乏 yǔ yán kuì fá language deficit (linguistics) 贸易逆差 貿易逆差 mào yì nì chā trade deficit / adverse trade balance 注意力不足过动症 注意力不足過動症 zhù yì lì bù zú guò dòng zhèng attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) 生态亏损 shēng tài kuī sǔn ecological deficit 注意力缺失多动症 zhù yì lì quē shī duō dòng zhèng attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity 低收入缺粮国 低收入缺糧國 dī shōu rù quē liáng guó low-income food-deficit country 注意力缺失症 zhù yì lì quē shī zhèng attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) 缺水量 water deficit 水量差 water deficit 生态赤字 生態赤字 shēng tài chì zì ecological deficit 低收入缺粮国粮食安全特别方桉 低收入缺糧國糧食安全特別方案 Special Programme for Food Security in Low-Income Food-Deficit Countries / Special Programme for Food Security 粮食安全特别方桉 糧食安全特別方案 Special Programme for Food Security in Low-Income Food-Deficit Countries / Special Programme for Food Security 缺粮国 缺糧國 quē liáng guó food-deficit country 全球治理赤字 global governance deficit 注意力缺陷多动症 注意力缺陷多動症 zhù yì lì quē xiàn duō dòng zhèng attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) 寎 bìng nightmare / start in sleep 鸡毛店 雞毛店 jī máo diàn a simple inn with only chicken feathers to sleep on 痵 jì nervous start in sleep 乱搞男女关系 亂搞男女關係 luàn gǎo nán nǚ guān xì to be promiscuous / to sleep around 交睫 jiāo jié to close one's eyes (i.e. sleep) 夙兴夜寐 夙興夜寐 sù xīng yè mèi to rise early and sleep late (idiom) / to work hard / to study diligently / to burn the candle at both ends syn 梦魔 夢魔 mèng mó night demon (malign spirit believed to plague people during sleep) 废寝食 廢寢食 fèi qǐn shí to neglect sleep and food 抵足而卧 抵足而臥 dǐ zú ér wò lit. to live and sleep together (idiom) / fig. a close friendship 眼眵 yǎn chī sleep (dried mucus in the corner of the eye) syn 睡眠失调 睡眠失調 shuì mián shī tiáo sleep disorder 瞓觉 瞓覺 xùn jiào to sleep (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 睡覺|睡觉[shui4 jiao4] 碧草如茵 bì cǎo rú yīn green grass like cushion (idiom) / green meadow so inviting to sleep on 统铺 統鋪 tǒng pù a common bed (to sleep many)