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失眠 (shī mián): Lose sleep (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 5

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2.

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3.

Character Breakdown

失 • shī • to lose; to miss; to fail

shī失

to lose; to miss; to fail

Word Info

Pinyinshī mián

Meaninglose sleep; wakefulness; insomnia

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眠 • mián • to sleep; to close the eyes

mián眠

to sleep; to close the eyes

HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 失眠.

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抽屉chōu tidrawer
本质běn zhìnature; innate character; intrinsic quality
出色chū sèoutstanding; remarkable; splendid
从前cóng qiánin the past; formerly
表明biǎo míngmake known; state clearly; indicate
到达dào dáto arrive; get to reach
包括bāo kuòinclude
创造chuàng zàocreate
承担chéng dānbear; to undertake; assume

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 失眠.

Words with 失

失望shī wàngdisappointed
失败shī bàifail
丢失diū shīto lose; to misplace
失业

shī yè

lose one's job; be out of work; be unemployed

失去shī qùlose

失恋shī liànto lose one's love

损失sǔn shīlose; loss; wastage

消失xiāo shīdisappear; vanish; dissolve

Words with 眠

睡眠shuì miánsleep
休眠xiū miánDormant
催眠cuī miánHypnotize
安眠药ān mián yàoSleeping pill
入眠rù miánto fall asleep
冬眠dōng miánhibernation
安眠ān miánto sleep peacefully
长眠cháng miánto sleep forever; to die (euphemism)

4.

How to Use 失眠 in Sentences

Verb + Particlewith了

shī失

mián眠

le了

neutralSpoken

suffered from insomnia

Adverb + Verbwith经常

jīng经

cháng常

shī失

mián眠

Adjective + Nounwith严重

yán严

zhòng重

shī失

mián眠

Noun + Nounwith症状

shī失

mián眠

zhèng症

zhuàng状

Verb + Objectwith治疗

zhì治

liáo疗

shī失

mián眠

5.

Example Sentences with 失眠

wǒ我

zuó昨

wǎn晚

shī失

mián眠

le了

neutral

often suffer from insomnia

neutral

severe insomnia

formal

Written

insomnia symptoms

formal

treat insomnia

。

I had insomnia last night.

wǒ我

zuó昨

wǎn晚

yīn因

wèi为

yā压

lì力

tài太

dà大

ér而

shī失

mián眠

le了

。

I lost sleep last night because I was under too much pressure.

zuì最

jìn近

gōng工

zuò作

yā压

lì力

tài太

dà大

，

dǎo导

zhì致

wǒ我

lián连

xù续

jǐ几

tiān天

shī失

mián眠

。

The recent work pressure is too high, causing me to lose sleep for several consecutive days.

yīn因

wèi为

kǎo考

shì试

yā压

lì力

dà大

，

tā他

zuì最

jìn近

jīng经

cháng常

shī失

mián眠

。

Due to exam stress, he has been suffering from insomnia frequently lately.

nǐ你

shì是

yīn因

wèi为

jiāo焦

lǜ虑

cái才

shī失

mián眠

de的

ma吗

？

Are you losing sleep because of anxiety?