睡乡 (shuìxiāng): the land of sleep

Meanings

1 the land of sleep
2 dreamland
3 the land of Nod

Characters

睡

Examples

孩子很快进入了睡乡。

Háizi hěn kuài jìnrùle shuìxiāng.

The child quickly drifted off to the land of dreams.

一杯热牛奶把我送进了睡乡。

Yī bēi rè niúnǎi bǎ wǒ sòng jìnle shuìxiāng.

A cup of warm milk sent me off to dreamland.

Tips

memory

Literally "sleep village/country". 乡 is "hometown / native place" — picture sleep as a place you travel to, just like English "off to dreamland". Common in lullabies and romantic prose.

Stroke Order

睡 shuì

乡 xiāng

Related Words

睡眠不足 shuìmiánbùzú

insufficient sleep; sleep deprivation / not getting enough sleep

睡眠浅 shuìmiánqiǎn

light sleep; sleeping lightly / shallow / fragile sleep

浅睡眠 qiǎnshuìmián

light sleep / shallow sleep (sleep-tracker term)

睡眠监测 shuìmiánjiāncè

sleep monitoring / sleep tracking (by smart device)

睡眠质量 shuìmiánzhìliàng

sleep quality / quality of sleep

睡回笼觉 shuìhuílóngjiào

to go back to sleep after waking up / to sleep in (after the alarm)

睡眠 shuìmián HSK 5 #4,994

sleep (as a noun)

睡觉 shuìjiào HSK 1 #780

to go to bed; to sleep

睡 shuì HSK 1 #425

to sleep

睡梦 shuìmèng #13,476

sleep; slumber; a dream during sleep