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睡 vs 睡觉
/ shuì vs shuìjiào /
Strokes
Definition
睡 is a Verb, 睡觉 is a Verb-object phrase, which means [sleep].
Example
睡 is used to show ordinary sleep as in examples, not 睡觉. 睡 is especially used here in contrast with 起, or with the complement of 到, so only 睡 can be used.
1
Zǎoshuì
早睡
zǎoqǐ
早起
,
shēntǐ
身体
hǎo
好
。
Early to bed and early to rise is good for your health.
2
Tā
他
jīntiān
今天
yīzhí
一直
shuì
睡
dào
到
shàngwǔ
上午
10
10
diǎn
点
cái
才
qǐlai
起来
。
He didn't get up this morning until 10 o'clock.
觉 in 睡觉 is the object but with the sense of a measure word.
3
Tā
他
tài
太
lèi
累
le
了
,
tǎng
躺
zài
在
dìbǎn
地板
shàng
上
jiù
就
shuì
睡
le
了
yī
一
jiào
觉
。
He was too tired and slept on the floor.
4
Zhù
祝
nǐ
你
shuì
睡
yī
一
gè
个
hǎo
好
jiào
觉
。
I hope you have a sound sleep.
5
Shuì
睡
le
了
yī
一
dà
大
jiào
觉
qǐlai
起来
,
tóunǎo
头脑
hěn
很
qīngshuǎng
清爽
。
You will feel fresh after a sound sleep.
睡 and 睡觉, both words can take 着 (zháo), meaning "asleep".
睡着(zháo)觉 is used in examples ⑨ and ⑩ because falling asleep is especially emphasized.
6
Tā
她
gāng
刚
tǎng
躺
xià
下
jiù
就
shuìzhāo
睡着
le
了
。
She fell asleep as soon as she went to bed.
7
Tā
他
fān
翻
lái
来
fù
复
qù
去
,
zěnme
怎么
yě
也
shuì
睡
bù
不
zhāo
着
。
He tossed all night long.
8
Tā
他
bàntiān
半天
yě
也
méi
没
shuìzhāo
睡着
。
After a long time, he couldn't go to sleep yet.
9
Wǒ
我
zǒngshì
总是
shīmián
失眠
,
rúguǒ
如果
néng
能
yī
一
tǎng
躺
xià
下
jiù
就
shuìzhāo
睡着
jiào
觉
jiù
就
hǎo
好
le
了
。
I'm always sleepless. If only I could go to sleep!
10
Zuìjìn
最近
zěnme
怎么
lǎo
老
shuì
睡
bù
不
zhāo
着
jiào
觉
ne
呢
?
Why not be able to go to sleep recently?
睡 and 睡觉 are interchangeable sometimes, if nothing is stressed.
11
Tā
他
yǐjīng
已经
shuì
睡
(
shuìjiào
睡觉
)
le
了
,
nǐ
你
míngtiān
明天
zài
再
lái
来
bā
吧
。
He's asleep, please come here tomorrow.
12
Tiānqì
天气
bú
不
shi
是
hěn
很
lěng
冷
de
的
shíhou
时候
,
tā
他
zǒngshì
总是
kāi
开
zhāo
着
chuānghu
窗户
shuì
睡
(
shuìjiào
睡觉
)
。
He sleeps with the window open unless it's really cold.