睡眠

shuì mián · shui mian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. sleep
  2. to sleep
  3. (computing) to enter sleep mode

In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)在(zài)睡(shuì)眠(mián)中(zhōng)安(ān)详(xiáng)地(de)去(qù)世(shì)了(le)。

She passed away peacefully in her sleep.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

睡(shuì)眠(mián)时(shí)间(jiān)的(de)长(cháng)短(duǎn)可(kě)因(yīn)人(rén)而(ér)异(yì)。

The amount of time spent asleep can vary from person to person.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by SHamp · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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