Verblose sleep; wakefulness; insomnia

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 失眠.
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Practice writing 失眠 (shī mián) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

Character Breakdown

失眠 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 失眠 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 失眠 with other words naturally.
Verb + Particlewith
shī
mián
liǎo
neutralSpoken
suffered from insomnia
Adverb + Verbwith经常
jīng
cháng
shī
mián
neutral
often suffer from insomnia
Adjective + Nounwith严重
yán
zhòng
shī
mián
neutral
severe insomnia
Noun + Nounwith症状
shī
mián
zhèng
zhuàng
formalWritten
insomnia symptoms
Verb + Objectwith治疗
zhì
liáo
shī
mián
formal
treat insomnia

Example Sentences with 失眠

zuó
wǎn
shī
mián
le
I had insomnia last night.
zuì
jìn
gōng
zuò
tài
dǎo
zhì
lián
tiān
shī
mián
The recent work pressure is too high, causing me to lose sleep for several consecutive days.
shēng
jiàn
yán
zhòng
de
shī
mián
zhèng
zhuàng
yào
shí
jìn
xíng
zhuān
gān
The doctor suggested that severe insomnia symptoms require timely professional intervention.
yīn
wèi
kǎo
shì
zuì
jìn
jīng
cháng
shī
mián
Due to exam stress, he has been suffering from insomnia frequently lately.
shì
yīn
wèi
jiāo
cái
shī
mián
de
ma
Are you losing sleep because of anxiety?
bìng
méi
yǒu
yīn
wèi
zào
yīn
ér
shī
mián
fǎn
ér
shuì
hěn
chén
He did not lose sleep because of the noise; on the contrary, he slept very soundly.
cháng
shī
mián
jǐn
yǐng
xiǎng
gōng
zuò
xiào
hái
huì
sǔn
hài
shēn
jiàn
kāng
Long-term insomnia not only affects work efficiency but also harms physical health.
jìn
guǎn
cháng
shì
le
zhǒng
fāng
de
shī
mián
wèn
rán
méi
yǒu
dào
huǎn
jiě
Despite trying various methods, her insomnia problem still has not been alleviated.