失眠
shī miánㄕ ㄇㄧㄢˊ
Traditional: 失眠
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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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Stroke order
5 strokes
to lose; to miss; to fail
10 strokes
Related words
- 失败 shī bài — to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat
- 失望 shī wàng — disappointed; to lose hope; to despair
- 失去 shī qù — to lose
- 消失 xiāo shī — to disappear; to fade away
- 损失 sǔn shī — loss; damage; to lose; to suffer damage
- 失业 shī yè — unemployment; to lose one's job
- 失踪 shī zōng — to be missing; to disappear; unaccounted for
- 失误 shī wù — lapse; mistake; to make a mistake; fault; service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc)