打瞌睡

dǎkēshuì

verb #15,077

Meanings

1 to doze off; to nod off

Characters

to do (action verb)

Examples

学生上课时打瞌睡被老师发现了。

Xuéshēng shàngkè shí dǎkēshuì bèi lǎoshī fāxiàn le.

The student was caught dozing off in class by the teacher.

开车时打瞌睡非常危险。

Kāichē shí dǎkēshuì fēicháng wēixiǎn.

Dozing off while driving is extremely dangerous.

Tips

usage

Slightly more formal than 打盹 (dǎdǔn). 打瞌睡 emphasizes the involuntary, drowsy nodding-off, while 打盹 is more about a quick nap. Both are colloquial.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

瞌 kē

睡 shuì