失眠 shī mián ㄕ ㄇㄧㄢˊ sat1 min4 HSK 7-9 高階級 · Level 4
- to suffer from insomnia
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失
- 丢失 丟失 diū shī ㄉㄧㄡ ㄕ diu1 sat1 to lose; to misplace
- 丧失 喪失 sàng shī ㄙㄤˋ ㄕ song3 sat1 to lose
- 失事 shī shì ㄕ ㄕˋ sat1 si6 (of a plane, ship etc) to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle collision etc)
- 失传 失傳 shī chuán ㄕ ㄔㄨㄢˊ sat1 cyun4 (of skills etc) to die out
- 失利 shī lì ㄕ ㄌㄧˋ sat1 lei6 to lose
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- 失去 shī qù ㄕ ㄑㄩˋ sat1 heoi3 to lose
- 失恋 失戀 shī liàn ㄕ ㄌㄧㄢˋ sat1 lyun2 to lose one's love
- 失手 shī shǒu ㄕ ㄕㄡˇ sat1 sau2 a slip
- 失掉 shī diào ㄕ ㄉㄧㄠˋ sat1 diu6 to lose
- 失控 shī kòng ㄕ ㄎㄨㄥˋ sat1 hung3 to go out of control
- 失效 shī xiào ㄕ ㄒㄧㄠˋ sat1 haau6 to fail
- 失败 失敗 shī bài ㄕ ㄅㄞˋ sat1 baai6 to be defeated
- 失明 shī míng ㄕ ㄇㄧㄥˊ sat1 ming4 to lose one's eyesight
- 失望 shī wàng ㄕ ㄨㄤˋ sat1 mong6 disappointed
- 失业 失業 shī yè ㄕ ㄧㄝˋ sat1 jip6 unemployment
- 失落 shī luò ㄕ ㄌㄨㄛˋ sat1 lok6 to lose (sth)
- 失误 失誤 shī wù ㄕ ㄨˋ sat1 ng6 lapse
- 失踪 失蹤 shī zōng ㄕ ㄗㄨㄥ sat1 zung1 to be missing
- 失灵 失靈 shī líng ㄕ ㄌㄧㄥˊ sat1 ling4 out of order (of machine)
- 得失 dé shī ㄉㄜˊ ㄕ dak1 sat1 gains and losses
眠
- 休眠 xiū mián ㄒㄧㄡ ㄇㄧㄢˊ jau1 min4 (biology) dormant
- 催眠 cuī mián ㄘㄨㄟ ㄇㄧㄢˊ ceoi1 min4 hypnosis
- 睡眠 shuì mián ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄧㄢˊ seoi6 min4 sleep
- 安眠药 安眠藥 ān mián yào ㄢ ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄠˋ on1 min4 joek6 sleeping pill
- 入眠 rù mián ㄖㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˊ jap6 min4 to fall asleep
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- 冬眠 dōng mián ㄉㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄢˊ dung1 min4 to hibernate
- 助眠 zhù mián ㄓㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˊ zo6 min4 to promote sleep
- 安眠 ān mián ㄢ ㄇㄧㄢˊ on1 min4 to sleep peacefully
- 永眠 yǒng mián ㄩㄥˇ ㄇㄧㄢˊ wing5 min4 to pass away; to die; to rest eternally
- 舒眠 shū mián ㄕㄨ ㄇㄧㄢˊ syu1 min4 to sleep well; to get restful sleep
- 蛰眠 蟄眠 zhé mián ㄓㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ zat6 min4 to hibernate
- 蚕眠 蠶眠 cán mián ㄘㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ caam4 min4 a silkworm's period of inactivity prior to molting
- 补眠 補眠 bǔ mián ㄅㄨˇ ㄇㄧㄢˊ bou2 min4 to catch up on sleep
- 酣眠 hān mián ㄏㄢ ㄇㄧㄢˊ ham4 min4 to sleep soundly; to be fast asleep
- 长眠 長眠 cháng mián ㄔㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ zoeng2 min4 (euphemism) to rest eternally; to lie buried in (one's final resting place)
- 催眠曲 cuī mián qǔ ㄘㄨㄟ ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄩˇ ceoi1 min4 kuk1 lullaby
- 催眠药 催眠藥 cuī mián yào ㄘㄨㄟ ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄠˋ ceoi1 min4 joek6 soporific drug
- 催眠术 催眠術 cuī mián shù ㄘㄨㄟ ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨˋ ceoi1 min4 seot6 hypnotism
- 利眠宁 利眠寧 lì mián níng ㄌㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄥˊ lei6 min4 ning4 chlordiazepoxide
- 安眠酮 ān mián tóng ㄢ ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ on1 min4 tung4 methaqualone
Idioms with these characters
- 北叟失马 北叟失馬 běi sǒu shī mǎ ㄅㄟˇ ㄙㄡˇ ㄕ ㄇㄚˇ bak1 sau2 sat1 maa5 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
- 成败得失 成敗得失 chéng bài dé shī ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄞˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄕ sing4 baai6 dak1 sat1 lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom)
- 惆怅若失 惆悵若失 chóu chàng ruò shī ㄔㄡˊ ㄔㄤˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕ cau4 coeng3 joek6 sat1 to feel despondent (idiom)
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- 大惊失色 大驚失色 dà jīng shī sè ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕ ㄙㄜˋ daai6 geng1 sat1 sik1 to turn pale with fright (idiom)
- 得不偿失 得不償失 dé bù cháng shī ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄕ dak1 bat1 soeng4 sat1 the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
- 得而复失 得而復失 dé ér fù shī ㄉㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕ dak1 ji4 fuk6 sat1 to lose what one has just obtained (idiom)
- 顾此失彼 顧此失彼 gù cǐ shī bǐ ㄍㄨˋ ㄘˇ ㄕ ㄅㄧˇ gu3 ci2 sat1 bei2 lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom)
- 机不可失 機不可失 jī bù kě shī ㄐㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕ gei1 bat1 ho2 sat1 No time to lose! (idiom)
- 惊慌失措 驚慌失措 jīng huāng shī cuò ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄤ ㄕ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ging1 fong1 sat1 cou3 to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
- 惊慌失色 驚慌失色 jīng huāng shī sè ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄤ ㄕ ㄙㄜˋ ging1 fong1 sat1 sik1 to go pale in panic (idiom)
- 不眠不休 bù mián bù xiū ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄡ bat1 min4 bat1 jau1 without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)
- 抵足而眠 dǐ zú ér mián ㄉㄧˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ dai2 zuk1 ji4 min4 lit. to live and sleep together (idiom); fig. a close friendship
- 我醉欲眠 wǒ zuì yù mián ㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄩˋ ㄇㄧㄢˊ ngo5 zeoi3 juk6 min4 lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom)
Example sentences
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我 有失 眠 症 。
I can't sleep at night.
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小 李 经常 經常 失眠 ， 因为 他 的 邻居 鄰居 老是 大声 大聲 地 吵架 。
Xiaoli often loses sleep because his neighbours are always arguing loudly.
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