落枕

làozhěn
verb #54,130

Meanings

  1. 1 to wake up with a stiff neck
  2. 2 to have a crick in the neck from sleeping awkwardly

Examples

Wǒ zuówǎn làozhěn le, bózi téng de bùnéng zhuǎn.
I slept wrong last night and now my neck hurts so much I can't turn it.
Zhěntou tài gāo róngyì làozhěn.
If your pillow is too high, you'll easily wake up with a stiff neck.

Tips

mistakes
Note the tone: here is read 'lào' (4th tone), not 'luò.' This reading is reserved for a few set expressions — 落枕, (lào shǎi, 'fade'), (lào jià, 'drop in price').
memory
Literally '(head) drop / land on pillow' — but the meaning is the unhappy result: pillow at the wrong angle, neck pays the price the next morning.

Stroke Order

luò
zhěn