犯困

犯睏
fànkùn
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to get drowsy
  2. 2 to feel sleepy

Examples

HSK 3
Wǒ yì chīwán wǔfàn jiù fànkùn.
I get sleepy as soon as I finish lunch.
HSK 4
Kāichē fànkùn de shíhou, yídìng yào tíng xiàlai xiūxi.
If you feel drowsy at the wheel, you must pull over and rest.

Tips

usage
犯 here means "to have an attack of" something unwelcome that keeps coming back, as in 犯病 "to fall ill again" and 犯愁 "to start worrying". 困 alone is the state, as in 我 困 了 "I'm sleepy"; 犯困 is drowsiness coming on, usually at the wrong time.

Stroke Order

犯 fàn
困 kùn