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to suffer from insomnia

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

shi1mian2 • shīmián

Meaning


Primary

to suffer from insomnia

Alternatives

suffer from insomnia, insomnia, sleeplessness, to lose sleep, lose sleep

Mnemonic


失眠 To suffer from insomnia is 失 to lose your ability to enter a state of 眠 sleep.

Usage


我 最近 常常 失眠。

I've often suffered from insomnia lately.

她 昨晚 又 失眠 了。

She suffered from insomnia again last night.

如果 你 經常 失眠, 就 去 看 醫生。

If you often suffer from insomnia, go see a doctor.