Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
Chinese to English Dictionary
失眠
shīmián
Description
失眠是指晚上想睡觉，但是睡不着。
'失眠' means wanting to sleep at night but being unable to.
很多人因为压力大或者喝了咖啡而失眠。
Many people experience '失眠' due to stress or drinking coffee.
Meanings
失眠shīmián
to suffer from insomnia; be unable to sleep
我昨天晚上失眠了，很累。
I had insomnia last night and felt very tired.
失眠shīmián
insomnia; sleeplessness
她的失眠问题越来越严重。
Her insomnia problem is getting worse.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
失 (to lose) + 眠 (sleep) — literally 'to lose sleep'.
- Nuance
describes an ongoing inability to sleep, not just staying up late (熬夜).
In videos
“最重要的是不失眠，睡上一个安稳的觉。”
Images