眠
Character
to sleep
Meaning
mián
mian2- to sleep CC-CEDICT
- to hibernate CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 10 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 眠
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Example sentences
我每天需要八个小时的睡眠。
wǒ měi tiān xū yào bā gè xiǎo shí de shuì mián
I need eight hours of sleep every day.
AI-generated sentence
他晚上喝咖啡,所以失眠了。
tā wǎn shang hē kā fēi suǒ yǐ shī mián le
He drank coffee at night, so he could not sleep.
AI-generated sentence
熊冬天冬眠,春天才出来。
xióng dōng tiān dōng mián chūn tiān cái chū lái
Bears hibernate in winter and come out in spring.
AI-generated sentence
Words with 眠
See all 36 →睡眠shuì miánsleep; the rest your body needs every nightWordHSK 5休眠xiū miánresting for a long time and not active, like some animals in winterWordHSK 7–9催眠cuī miánto put a person into a special sleep-like state to calm or change themWordHSK 7–9失眠shī miáninsomnia; being unable to sleep at nightWordHSK 7–9安眠药ān mián yàoa pill (medicine) that helps you sleepWordHSK 7–9入眠rù miánto fall asleepWord冬眠dōng miánto hibernateWord助眠zhù miánto promote sleepWord安眠ān miánto sleep peacefullyWord永眠yǒng miánto pass away; to die; to rest eternallyWord舒眠shū miánto sleep well; to get restful sleepWord蚕眠cán miána silkworm's period of inactivity prior to moltingWord