The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and the flowers are blooming outside. However, are you feeling sleepier than usual while others are bouncing around in the warm weather?
This phenomenon is called “春困秋乏夏打盹” (chūn kùn qiū fá xià dǎ dǔn). It’s a Chinese proverb that describes how people tend to feel sleepy in spring, doze off in summer and feel tired in autumn. It’s also known as “spring lethargy“, a very real human body reaction to seasonal climate change which can leave those affected feeling fatigued, lazy and even depressed.
Here is a list of the most commonly used Chinese words and phrases to help you catch some sleep anywhere you go.
Feeling sleepy
Take a nap.
小睡一下 xiǎo shuì yí xià
Doze off.
打盹儿 dǎ dǔnr
Feel sleepy.
睏 kùn
Going to sleep
Hit the sack
去睡觉 qù shuì jiào
Go straight to bed/sleep
立刻睡觉 lì kè shuì jiào
Go out like a light
倒头就睡/秒睡 dǎo tóu jiù shuì / miǎo shuì
Catch some Zs
补觉 bǔ jiào
Beauty sleep
美容觉 měi róng jiào
Sleeping
Dream
做梦 zuò mèng
Sleepwalk
梦游 mèng yóu
Snore
打呼噜 dǎ hū lu
Insomnia
失眠 shī mián
Talk in your sleep
说梦话 shuō mèng huà
Fall asleep
睡着 shuì zháo
A heavy/deep sleeper
睡觉很沉的人 shuì jiào hěn chén de rén
Light sleeper
睡觉很轻的人 shuì jiào hěn qīng de rén
Sleep like a baby/log
睡得很香 shuì de hěn xiāng
Sleep sound and have sweet dreams
祝你晚安好梦 zhù nǐ wǎn ān hǎo mèng
Waking up
Wake up naturally
自然醒 zì rán xǐng
Sleep in
睡懒觉 shuì lǎn jiào
Oversleep
睡过头 shuì guò tóu
Reference: Zhihu.com
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