睡觉 (shuìjiào)

A verb phrase meaning "to sleep" or "to go to sleep." 睡 (shuì) means to sleep or to lie down, and 觉 (jiào) originally means sensation/feeling. Together they form the standard word for sleeping. Its related phrase is 起床 (qǐchuáng, to get up).

Meanings

[verb phrase] To sleep, to go to sleep, to be asleep.

Example Sentences

我晚上十一点睡觉。 Wǒ wǎnshàng shíyī diǎn shuìjiào. I go to sleep at eleven o'clock at night.

孩子还在睡觉。 Háizi hái zài shuìjiào. The child is still sleeping.

你睡觉了吗？ Nǐ shuìjiào le ma? Have you gone to sleep?

昨天我睡觉睡得很好。 Zuótiān wǒ shuìjiào shuì de hěn hǎo. I slept very well last night.

Collocations

Collocation	Meaning
去睡觉	to go to sleep
睡着了	to have fallen asleep
早点睡觉	go to sleep early
睡觉时间	bedtime
睡一觉	to take a sleep, to sleep once
好好睡觉	sleep well

Memory Hook

睡 has the 目 (eye) radical — when your eyes close, you sleep. Pair with 起床 (qǐchuáng, to get up): 睡觉 and 起床 are the bookends of every night.