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shuìjiào

睡觉shuìjiàoshuìjiào
to sleep
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Usages of shuìjiào

他tā　晚上wǎnshang　很hěn　晚wǎn　才cái　睡觉shuìjiào。tā wǎnshang hěn wǎn cái shuìjiào.
He goes to sleep very late at night.
我们wǒmen　晚上wǎnshang　睡觉shuìjiào　以前yǐqián　不bù　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。wǒmen wǎnshang shuìjiào yǐqián bù kàn diànyǐng.
We don’t watch movies before going to sleep at night.
她Tā　越yuè　喝hē　牛奶niúnǎi　越yuè　想xiǎng　睡觉shuìjiào。Tā yuè hē niúnǎi yuè xiǎng shuìjiào.
The more milk she drinks, the sleepier she gets.
我wǒ　觉得juéde　早zǎo　睡觉shuìjiào　是shì　一yí　个gè　好hǎo　习惯xíguàn。wǒ juéde zǎo shuìjiào shì yí gè hǎo xíguàn.
I think going to bed early is a good habit.
她tā　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　睡觉shuìjiào　的de　时候shíhou　喜欢xǐhuan　开着kāizhe　空调kōngtiáo，　不bù　是shì　因为yīnwèi　外面wàimiàn　很hěn　热rè，　而是érshì　因为yīnwèi　这样zhèyàng　比较bǐjiào　安心ānxīn。tā shuō zìjǐ shuìjiào de shíhou xǐhuan kāizhe kōngtiáo, bù shì yīnwèi wàimiàn hěn rè, érshì yīnwèi zhèyàng bǐjiào ānxīn.
She says that when she sleeps she likes to leave the air conditioner on not because it’s hot outside, but because that way she feels more at ease.
她Tā　总是zǒngshì　按时ànshí　回到huídào　宿舍sùshè　睡觉shuìjiào，　身体shēntǐ　一直yìzhí　很hěn　健康jiànkāng。Tā zǒngshì ànshí huídào sùshè shuìjiào, shēntǐ yìzhí hěn jiànkāng.
She always returns to the dorm on time to sleep, and her health has always been very good.
她tā　本来běnlái　想xiǎng　参加cānjiā　下午xiàwǔ　的de　会议huìyì，　可是kěshì　身体shēntǐ　不舒服búshūfu，　只好zhǐhǎo　回huí　宿舍sùshè　睡觉shuìjiào。tā běnlái xiǎng cānjiā xiàwǔ de huìyì, kěshì shēntǐ búshūfu, zhǐhǎo huí sùshè shuìjiào.
She had originally wanted to attend the afternoon meeting, but she felt unwell, so she had no choice but to go back to the dorm to sleep.
我wǒ　写完xiěwán　报告bàogào　以后yǐhòu　就jiù　去qù　睡觉shuìjiào。wǒ xiěwán bàogào yǐhòu jiù qù shuìjiào.
After I finish writing the report, I’ll go to sleep.
你nǐ　最好zuìhǎo　早点儿zǎodiǎnr　睡觉shuìjiào。nǐ zuìhǎo zǎodiǎnr shuìjiào.
You’d better go to bed early.
她tā　昨天zuótiān　没有méiyǒu　午睡wǔshuì，　所以suǒyǐ　晚上wǎnshang　八点半bādiǎnbàn　就jiù　想xiǎng　睡觉shuìjiào　了le。tā zuótiān méiyǒu wǔshuì, suǒyǐ wǎnshang bādiǎnbàn jiù xiǎng shuìjiào le.
She didn’t take a nap yesterday, so she wanted to go to sleep as early as eight-thirty.
晚上wǎnshang　睡觉shuìjiào　前qián，　你nǐ　最好zuìhǎo　看kàn　一下yíxià　门mén　有没有yǒuméiyǒu　锁suǒ　好hǎo。wǎnshang shuìjiào qián, nǐ zuìhǎo kàn yíxià mén yǒuméiyǒu suǒ hǎo.
Before going to bed at night, you’d better check whether the door is locked properly.
睡觉shuìjiào　前qián　别bié　忘记wàngjì　把bǎ　窗帘chuānglián　拉上lāshàng。shuìjiào qián bié wàngjì bǎ chuānglián lāshàng.
Don’t forget to draw the curtains before going to sleep.
你nǐ　今天jīntiān　这么zhème　累lèi，　该gāi　早点儿zǎodiǎnr　睡觉shuìjiào　了le。nǐ jīntiān zhème lèi, gāi zǎodiǎnr shuìjiào le.
You’re so tired today; you should go to bed earlier.
晚上wǎnshang　我wǒ　常常chángcháng　先xiān　洗澡xǐzǎo，　再zài　睡觉shuìjiào。wǎnshang wǒ chángcháng xiān xǐzǎo, zài shuìjiào.
At night, I often take a shower first, then go to sleep.
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