寝 qǐn

sleep, rest; bed chamber

HSK 6 #2806

DEFINITIONS

  • sleep, rest
  • bed chamber
  • old variant of 寢|寝[qin3]
  • to lie down

STROKES

WORDS

废寝忘食 fèi qǐn wàng shí
HSK 6
to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom); to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work
寝室 qǐn shì bedroom; dormitory; CL:間|间[jian1]
就寝 jiù qǐn to go to sleep; to go to bed (literary)
寝食难安 qǐn shí nán ān lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom); fig. extremely worried and troubled
寿终正寝 shòu zhōng zhèng qǐn to die of old age; to die in one's bed at a ripe old age
寝具 qǐn jù bedding
安寝 ān qǐn to sleep peacefully
宰予昼寝 zǎi yǔ zhòu qǐn Zai Yu sleeps by day (idiom); refers to story in Analects of Confucius remonstrating bitterly with his student for sleeping during lectures
寝苫枕块 qǐn shān zhěn kuài bed of straw and pillow of clay (idiom); the correct etiquette for a filial son during the mourning period
就寝时间 jiù qǐn shí jiān bedtime
废寝忘餐 fèi qǐn wàng cān see 廢寢忘食|废寝忘食[fei4 qin3 wang4 shi2]
废寝食 fèi qǐn shí to neglect sleep and food
忘餐废寝 wàng cān fèi qǐn see 廢寢忘食|废寝忘食[fei4 qin3 wang4 shi2]
枕戈寝甲 zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom); to keep ready for battle at all times
陵寝 líng qǐn tomb (of king or emperor)
食肉寝皮 shí ròu qǐn pí to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom); to swear revenge on sb; implacable hatred; to have sb's guts for garters
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