lose sleep; wakefulness; insomnia (v.)
HSK 5
Traditional
失眠 (unaltered)
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Examples
他因为工作压力大而经常失眠。 tā yīnwèi gōngzuò yālì dà ér jīngcháng shīmián. - He often suffers from insomnia due to work stress.
失眠让他整晚无法入睡。 shīmián ràng tā zhěng wǎn wúfǎ rùshuì. - Insomnia keeps him awake all night.
她尝试了各种方法来治疗失眠。 tā chángshì le gèzhǒng fāngfǎ lái zhìliáo shīmián. - She tried various methods to treat insomnia.
长时间的失眠会影响健康。 cháng shíjiān de shīmián huì yǐngxiǎng jiànkāng. - Prolonged insomnia can affect health.
医生建议他调整作息来改善失眠。 yīshēng jiànyì tā tiáozhěng zuòxí lái gǎishàn shīmián. - The doctor advised him to adjust his schedule to improve insomnia.
Characters
失 shī - lose; cannot find; lose control of; become unusual or abnormal; fail to achieve one's end; violate |
眠 mián - sleep; (of some animals) hibernate |