睡着

睡著

shuìzháo

verb HSK 4 #2,905

Meanings

睡 (sleep) + 着 (achieved the result) = succeeded in falling asleep.

孩子已经睡着了。

Háizi yǐjīng shuìzháo le.

The child has already fallen asleep.

我昨晚很晚才睡着。

Wǒ zuówǎn hěn wǎn cái shuìzháo.

I didn't fall asleep until very late last night.

他在沙发上睡着了。

Tā zài shāfā shàng shuìzháo le.

He fell asleep on the sofa.

grammar

着 as a resultative complement (zháo) indicates success: 睡着 = managed to fall asleep. The negative form 睡不着 (shuìbuzháo) means 'can't fall asleep'.

mistakes

Don't confuse 睡着 (shuìzháo, fell asleep) with 睡着 (shuìzhe, in the state of sleeping). The pronunciation changes the meaning entirely.

睡 shuì

着 zhe