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失眠 shīmián

失眠 shīmián Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 失眠 shīmián .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shīmián | shi1 mian2
English translation
to suffer from insomnia

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Traditional form

失眠 shīmián

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Come for Peace. Stay for Wisdom.

Etymology of 失眠 shīmián

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shī

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of something falling out of the hand.

Positional decomposition

丿夫

Number of Strokes

5
mián

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Mín represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Mín

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

目民

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 失眠 shīmián

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` ` 失眠 shīmián ā ` ` 失眠 shīmián bàn niē ?

Dig also'insomnia ah does'insomnia do how hold?

深夜 shēn yè 浓咖啡 huò 浓茶可能 kěnéng huì 导致 dǎozhì 失眠 shīmián

Strong coffee or tea late at night may cause sleeplessness.

失眠 shīmián Decomposition

See the 4 Chinese characters that make up 失眠 shīmián and their own compounds.

失眠 shīmián Compounds

See all 29 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 失眠 shīmián in their composition.

  • shī
    • Tiě , diē , zhì , dié , , , , zhì , chì , dié , zhí , , dié , dié , zhì , zhì , zhí , dié , , , , , , , , , , ,
  • mián
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