睡醒

shuìxǐng

verb #17,267

Meanings

1 to wake up (from sleep)

Characters

to wake up; to become conscious

Literally 'sleep-awaken' — a resultative verb compound where 醒 indicates the result of the sleeping state ending.

Examples

我今天早上六点就睡醒了。

Wǒ jīntiān zǎoshang liù diǎn jiù shuìxǐng le.

I woke up at six this morning.

孩子还没睡醒，别吵他。

Háizi hái méi shuìxǐng, bié chǎo tā.

The child hasn't woken up yet — don't disturb him.

Stroke Order

睡 shuì

醒 xǐng