缺觉

缺覺
quējiào
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to lack sleep
  2. 2 to be sleep-deprived

Examples

Wǒ zuìjìn lǎo quējiào, hēiyǎnquān dōu chūlái le.
I've been low on sleep lately — dark circles are showing up.
Xīnshǒu bàmā zuì dà de wèntí jiù shì quējiào.
New parents' biggest problem is sleep deprivation.

Tips

usage
Colloquial counterpart to formal 睡眠不足. 'lack' + (jiào, 'sleep' as a count noun — one = one stretch of sleep). Common partner: 补觉 'make up for lost sleep'.

Stroke Order

quē
jué