Usage of the character 眠
mián
眠
[眠]
- to sleep
- to hibernate
bǔmián
补眠
[補眠]
- to catch up on sleep
shūmián
舒眠
[舒眠]
- to sleep well; to get restful sleep
- (medicine) to be anesthetized
hānmián
酣眠
[酣眠]
- to sleep soundly; to be fast asleep
shīmián
失眠
[失眠]
- to suffer from insomnia
rùmián
入眠
[入眠]
- to fall asleep
cánmián
蚕眠
[蠶眠]
- a silkworm's period of inactivity prior to molting
dōngmián
冬眠
[冬眠]
- to hibernate
- hibernation
yǒngmián
永眠
[永眠]
- eternal rest (i.e. death)
zhùmián
助眠
[助眠]
- to promote sleep
ānmián
安眠
[安眠]
- to sleep peacefully
xiūmián
休眠
[休眠]
- to be dormant (biology)
- inactive (volcano)
- to hibernate (computing)
zhémián
蛰眠
[蟄眠]
- to hibernate
shuìmián
睡眠
[睡眠]
- sleep
- to sleep
- (computing) to enter sleep mode
cuīmián
催眠
[催眠]
- hypnosis
chángmián
长眠
[長眠]
- eternal rest (i.e. death)
cuīmiánshù
催眠术
[催眠術]
- hypnotism
- hypnotherapy
- mesmerism
ānmiántóng
安眠酮
[安眠酮]
- methaqualone
- hyminal
cuīmiánqǔ
催眠曲
[催眠曲]
- lullaby
wēishuìmián
微睡眠
[微睡眠]
- microsleep
lìmiánníng
利眠宁
[利眠寧]
- chlordiazepoxide
- (trade name) Librium (loanword)
shuìmiánchóng
睡眠虫
[睡眠蟲]
- trypanosome
cuīmiányào
催眠药
[催眠藥]
- soporific drug
shūmiánjiàn
舒眠键
[舒眠鍵]
- sleep mode button (on the remote control of an air conditioner)
ānmiányào
安眠药
[安眠藥]
- sleeping pill
- CL:粒 (lì)
shuìmiánzhě
睡眠者
[睡眠者]
- sleeper
xiūmiánhuǒshān
休眠火山
[休眠火山]
- dormant volcano
cuīmiánzhuàngtài
催眠状态
[催眠狀態]
- hypnosis
chèyèbùmián
彻夜不眠
[徹夜不眠]
- to be sleepless all night
zìwǒcuīmián
自我催眠
[自我催眠]
- self-hypnotism
yèbùchéngmián
夜不成眠
[夜不成眠]
- to be unable to sleep at night
shuìmiánshītiáo
睡眠失调
[睡眠失調]
- sleep disorder
wǒzuìyùmián
我醉欲眠
[我醉欲眠]
- lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom)
- (used to indicate one's sincere and straightforward nature)
dǐzú'érmián
抵足而眠
[抵足而眠]
- lit. to live and sleep together (idiom); fig. a close friendship
bùmiánbùxiū
不眠不休
[不眠不休]
- without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)
yīyèwúmián
一夜无眠
[一夜無眠]
- to have a sleepless night
shuìmiánbùzú
睡眠不足
[睡眠不足]
- lack of sleep
- sleep deficit
shuìmiánhūxīzàntíng
睡眠呼吸暂停
[睡眠呼吸暫停]
- sleep apnea