贪睡

貪睡
tānshuì
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to sleep in; love sleeping
  2. 2 to oversleep (out of laziness)

Examples

HSK 2
Māo yìtiāndàowǎn jiù zhīdào tānshuì.
Cats do nothing all day but love their sleep.
HSK 4
Zhōumò tānshuì dào zhōngwǔ shì yì zhǒng xìngfú.
Sleeping in until noon on weekends is a kind of happiness.

Tips

memory
'to be greedy for' (also in 贪吃 'gluttonous', 贪玩 'addicted to play', 贪杯 'fond of drink') + = 'greedy for sleep'. Lighter, more affectionate tone than 嗜睡, which can be clinical.

Stroke Order

tān
shuì