to sleep, to rest, bedroom
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HSK Vocabulary: 寝
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 寝 is used in context
1
tā他
xué学
xí习
shí时
cháng常
cháng常
fèi废
qǐn寝
wàng忘
shí食
。
He often forgets to eat and sleep when studying.
2
wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
wǎn晚
shàng上
shí十
diǎn点
jiù就
qǐn寝
。
I go to bed at 10 PM every night.
3
wǒ我
de的
qǐn寝
shì室
hěn很
zhěng整
jié洁
。
My bedroom is very tidy.
4
tā他
xué学
xí习
shí时
fèi废
qǐn寝
wàng忘
shí食
。
He studies so hard that he forgets to eat and sleep.
5
wèi为
le了
wán完
chéng成
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
，
tā她
zuì最
jìn近
jǐ几
tiān天
fèi废
qǐn寝
wàng忘
shí食
dì地
gōng工
zuò作
。
In order to complete this project, she has been working so hard that she forgets to eat and sleep these past few days.
6
zhè这
wèi位
kē科
xué学
jiā家
fèi废
qǐn寝
wàng忘
shí食
dì地
yán研
jiū究
，
zhōng终
yú于
qǔ取
dé得
le了
zhòng重
dà大
tū突
pò破
。
The scientist worked tirelessly, forgetting to eat and sleep, and finally made a major breakthrough.
7
zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
de的
qǐn寝
shì室
。
This is my dormitory.
8
tā他
měi每
tiān天
zài在
qǐn寝
shì室
lǐ里
kàn看
shū书
。
He reads books in his dormitory every day.
9
wǒ我
men们
qǐn寝
shì室
de的
chuāng窗
hù户
cháo朝
nán南
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
yáng阳
guāng光
hěn很
hǎo好
。
The windows of our dormitory face south, so there is plenty of sunlight.
Information
Traditional寢
Radical宀
Strokes13
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2177
Zhuyinㄑㄧㄣˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+5BDD
CangjieJVMV
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
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