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寝 qǐn

to sleep, to rest; bedroom

Strokes
13
Level
HSK 6
Radical
宀
Traditional
寢
Type
Ideograph
Made of 宀丬彐冖又 ⿱宀⿰丬⿳彐冖又

Memory hint: A person 彐冖又 lying down on a bed 丬 in their home 宀

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  1. 他为了考试废寝忘食地学习。
    Tā wèile kǎoshì fèiqǐnwàngshí de xuéxí.
    He studied so hard for the exam that he forgot to eat and sleep.
    he for-sake-of exam forget-sleep-forget-eat (particle) study
  2. 他这么废寝忘食地工作，身体受得了吗？
    Tā zhème fèiqǐnwàngshí de gōngzuò, shēntǐ shòu de liǎo ma?
    Can his body handle working so tirelessly without eating or sleeping?
    he so-much forget-sleep-forget-eat (particle) work, body bear (particle) able (question)
  3. 别废寝忘食地工作，要注意休息。
    Bié fèiqǐnwàngshí de gōngzuò, yào zhùyì xiūxi.
    Don't work so obsessively that you forget to eat and sleep, pay attention to rest.
    don't forget-sleep-forget-eat (particle) work, should pay-attention rest
  4. 他并没有废寝忘食，只是比平时努力一些。
    Tā bìng méiyǒu fèiqǐnwàngshí, zhǐshì bǐ píngshí nǔlì yìxiē.
    He hasn't been neglecting sleep and food, he's just working a bit harder than usual.
    he not (particle) not-have forget-sleep-forget-eat, only-is compare-to usual hardworking a-bit
  5. 在准备比赛的那段日子里，他废寝忘食地训练。
    Zài zhǔnbèi bǐsài de nà duàn rìzi lǐ, tā fèiqǐnwàngshí de xùnliàn.
    During the period preparing for the competition, he trained tirelessly, forgetting sleep and food.
    at prepare competition (particle) that (measure) day inside, he forget-sleep-forget-eat (particle) train

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