失眠

shīmián

verb HSK 7 #9,469

Meanings

1 to have insomnia
2 to be unable to sleep

Characters

Literally 'lose sleep' — unable to fall asleep.

Examples

我昨晚又失眠了。

Wǒ zuówǎn yòu shīmián le.

I had insomnia again last night.

压力太大容易导致失眠。

Yālì tài dà róngyì dǎozhì shīmián.

Too much stress can easily lead to insomnia.

她经常失眠，每天都很疲惫。

Tā jīngcháng shīmián, měitiān dōu hěn píbèi.

She often has insomnia and feels exhausted every day.

Stroke Order

失 shī

眠 mián