失眠症

shīmiánzhèng

noun #26,878

Meanings

1 insomnia
2 insomnia disorder

Characters

to lose; to fail

sleep; to sleep

disease; medical condition

Examples

她长期受失眠症困扰。

Tā chángqī shòu shīmiánzhèng kùnrǎo.

She has been troubled by insomnia for a long time.

医生建议他治疗失眠症。

Yīshēng jiànyì tā zhìliáo shīmiánzhèng.

The doctor advised him to seek treatment for insomnia.

Tips

memory

失 means 'to lose,' 眠 means 'sleep,' and 症 means 'condition/disease' — so 失眠症 literally means 'the condition of losing sleep.'

Stroke Order

失 shī

眠 mián

症 zhèng