睡着

睡著

shuìzháo

verb HSK 4 #2,905

Meanings

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

Háizi yǐjīng shuìzháo le.

The child has already fallen asleep.

Wǒ zuówǎn hěn wǎn cái shuìzháo.

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

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