缺觉

缺覺

quējiào

verb

Meanings

1 to lack sleep
2 to be sleep-deprived

Characters

sleep (as a noun)

Examples

HSK 4

我最近老缺觉,黑眼圈都出来了。

Wǒ zuìjìn lǎo quējiào, hēiyǎnquān dōu chūlái le.

I've been low on sleep lately - dark circles are showing up.

HSK 7-9

新手爸妈最大的问题就是缺觉。

Xīnshǒu bà mā zuì dà de wèntí jiùshì quējiào.

New parents' biggest problem is sleep deprivation.

Tips

usage

Colloquial counterpart to formal 睡眠不足. 缺 ('lack') plus 觉 ('sleep' as a count noun, one 觉 = one stretch of sleep). Common partner: 补觉 ('make up for lost sleep').

Stroke Order

缺 quē

觉 jué