Sleepy in spring? Ways to say “sleep” in Chinese

The days are lighter, the breeze is warmer and we feel sleepier than ever. It is spring drowsiness. For some, it is a season of leaden limbs and fits of yawning. Here we have listed 10 Chinese words about "sleep", why not pick them up? 

春天来了，白天更长了，风更暖了，但我们觉得更困了，这就是春困。对一些人来说，春天真是一个让人四肢乏力、哈欠连天的季节。我们在此列了一些关于"睡觉"的中文词汇，学起来！

1. 眯一会 mī yī huì

    我想在开会前先眯一会。

    I want to catch a wink before the meeting.

2. 打盹 dǎ dǔn 

    饭后打个盹会让头脑更清醒，学习效率更高。

    A post-meal snooze sets the brain up for learning.

3. 小睡 xiǎo shuì

    如果可以小睡片刻，我想我就会觉得好多了。

    If I could take a little catnap, I think I'd feel much better.

4. 打地铺 dǎ dì pù

    他太累了，打地铺睡了整整一天。

    He was so tired that he slept on the floor for a whole day.

5. 回笼觉 huí lóng jiào 

    我真走运，睡了30分钟的回笼觉上班还没迟到。

    I'm lucky that I was not late for work after having 30 minutes of unprotected sleep. 

6. 打瞌睡 dǎ kēshuì

    有些学生常在课堂上打瞌睡。

    Some students often doze off in class.

7. 沉睡 chén shuì

    她沉睡着，连爆炸声都没有把她吵醒。

    She slept so soundly that the explosion didn't wake her up.

8. 睡觉轻 shuìjiào qīng

   我睡觉轻，很容易醒的。

   I'm a light sleeper, and I wake up quite easily.

9. 睡懒觉 shuì lǎn jiào

   周末我通常会睡个懒觉，到中午才起来。

   I sleep in every weekend and wake up around noon.

10. 自然醒 zì rán xǐng 

      放寒假了，他每天都睡到自然醒。

      It's the winter vacation, and he can sleep until he wakes up naturally every day.

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