打瞌睡

dǎkēshuì

verb #15,077

Meanings

HSK 3

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.

HSK 3

开车时打瞌睡非常危险。

Kāichē shí dǎkēshuì fēicháng wēixiǎn.

Dozing off while driving is extremely dangerous.

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.

打 dǎ

瞌 kē

睡 shuì