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失眠

shī miánㄕ ㄇㄧㄢˊ

Traditional: 失眠

HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 4

失眠 (shī mián) means to suffer from insomnia.

Meaning(verb, verbal noun)

to suffer from insomnia

Examples

  • 最近压力大,我经常失眠。

    zuì jìn yā lì dà, wǒ jīng cháng shī mián.

    I've been under a lot of stress lately and often can't sleep.

  • 睡前喝咖啡容易失眠。

    shuì qián hē kā fēi róng yì shī mián.

    Drinking coffee before bed can cause insomnia.

  • 他失眠了一整夜。

    tā shī mián le yì zhěng yè.

    He lay awake all night.

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to lose; to miss; to fail

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