瞌睡 meaning in English

kēshuì

drowsy; to doze

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Meaning of 瞌睡

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

kēshuì
  1. drowsy
  2. to doze
  3. to nap

瞌睡 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

汤tāng姆mǔ在zài法fǎ语yǔ课kè上shàng打dǎ瞌kē睡shuì了le。
Tom dozed off in French class.
汤tāng姆mǔ在zài会huì议yì期qī间jiān打dǎ瞌kē睡shuì。
Tom dozed off during the meeting.

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瞌 kē · sleepy · 15 strokes

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睡 shuì · to sleep · 13 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 瞌睡.

睡觉shuìjiàoto go to bed; to sleep
午睡wǔshuìto take a nap in the afternoon
睡着shuìzháoto fall asleep
睡眠shuìmiánsleep; to sleep
睡袋shuìdàisleeping bag
酣睡hānshuìto sleep soundly; to fall into a deep sleep
睡衣shuìyīnight clothes; pajamas
入睡rùshuìto fall asleep
沉睡chénshuìto be fast asleep; (fig.) to lie dormant; to lie undiscovered
睡醒shuìxǐngto wake up
小睡xiǎoshuìto nap; to doze
打瞌睡dǎkēshuìto doze; to nod off

Questions about 瞌睡

What does 瞌睡 mean?

瞌睡 (kēshuì) means "drowsy; to doze".

How do you write 瞌睡?

瞌睡 is made of 2 characters: 瞌 (15 strokes), 睡 (13 strokes). That is 28 strokes in total.