眠

Pronunciation : mián [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Meaning : sleep. (v) hibernate. (v) Radical : 目 Strokes : 10 Traditional : 眠 Usage : 2.9%

Common Words / Phrases:

1.

催眠 cuī mián

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:

hypnotize

2.

失眠 shī mián

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:

insomnia

3.

睡眠 shuì mián

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:

sleep

Sentences:

1. He performed hypnotism on this patient. tā duì zhè gè bìng rén cǎi yòng le cuī mián shù liáo fǎ 。 他 对 这 个 病 人 采 用 了 催 眠 术 疗 法 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

他 : he 对 : towards 这个 : this 病人 : patient 采用 : perform 了 : (particle) indicating that something has happened or is about to happen 催眠术 : hypnotism 疗法 : treatment

2. It's bad for you not to get enough sleep. quē fá shuì mián duì shēn tǐ bú hǎo 。 缺 乏 睡 眠 对 身 体 不 好 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

缺乏 : insufficient 睡眠 : sleep 对 : towards 身体 : body 不好 : not good

3. I have been plagued by insomnia wǒ zǒng shì shī mián 。 我 总 是 失 眠 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

我 : I 总是 : always 失眠 : insomnia

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