Chinese word

酣睡

Pronunciation

Pinyinhān shuì

Meaning

  • verbsleep soundly

Example

昨晚他酣睡到天亮。zuó wǎn tā hān shuì dào tiān liàng

Last night, he slept soundly until dawn.

Illustration for 酣睡 (sleep soundly)

More examples

手术后他在病床上酣睡不醒。shǒu shù hòu tā zài bìng chuáng shàng hān shuì bù xǐng

After surgery, he slept soundly in his hospital bed without waking up.

Core concept

Sleep settles into a deep, heavy state that outside sounds or movement do not easily disturb.

Common phrases

  • 酣睡到天亮hān shuì dào tiān liàng

    sleep soundly until dawn

  • 酣睡不醒hān shuì bù xǐng

    sleep soundly without waking up

  • 酣睡在沙发上hān shuì zài shā fā shàng

    sleep soundly on the sofa

Similar words

熟睡shú shuì: Be in a deep sleep from which waking is not easy.
沉睡chén shuì: Be deeply asleep and unresponsive to what happens outside.
安睡ān shuì: Sleep in a peaceful, relaxed way without worry.

Definition in Chinese

进入深度睡眠，很难被声音或动作唤醒。jìn rù shēn dù shuì mián hěn nán bèi shēng yīn huò dòng zuò huàn xǐng

Word origin

酣睡 (hānshuì, "deep sleep") combines 酣 (hān, "deep or fully absorbed") with 睡 (shuì, "sleep"), presenting sleep as complete and undisturbed.

Usage tips

  • Its written, descriptive tone makes it useful in stories and sleep descriptions, while casual conversation usually favors plainer wording.

Other meanings

  • fall into a deep sleepverb

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