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寢

qǐn

sleep, rest; bed chamber

Strokes
14
Radical
宀
HSK
—
Tone
3

Simplified form: 寝

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 寝, the simplified form of 寢. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 就寝之前不要喝啤酒。

    Jiù qǐn zhī qián bù yào hē pí jiǔ

    Do not drink beer before going to bed.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 寝

  • 寝室qǐn shì 3–4 bedroom; dormitory
  • 废寝忘食fèi qǐn wàng shí 4–3–4–2to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom); to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work