陪睡

péishuì
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to sleep with someone in exchange for favors
  2. 2 to sleep beside a child to keep them company

Examples

HSK 4
Háizi hái xiǎo, wǎnshang réngrán xūyào māma péishuì.
The child is still small and needs Mom to sleep beside her at night.
HSK 5
Tā jùjué le dǎoyǎn péishuì de yāoqiú, jiéguǒ diū le zhège juésè.
She refused the director's demand that she sleep with him, and lost the part as a result.

Tips

usage
In news and gossip 陪睡 is the blunt word for trading sex for a role, a promotion or a grade, one of the 潜规则 "unwritten rules" of show business. Talk of 三陪 hostesses treats it as the unspoken fourth service. Parents use it innocently for sleeping beside a small child, so context decides.

Stroke Order

陪 péi
睡 shuì