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HSK 6
寝
寢
qǐn
1.
to lie down
Common • Top 9%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (15)
寝具
qǐnjù
bedding
寝室
qǐnshì
bedroom
陵寝
língqǐn
tomb (of king or emperor)
就寝
jiùqǐn
to go to sleep
废寝食
fèiqǐnshí
to neglect sleep and food
废寝忘食
fèiqǐnwàngshí
to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)
废寝忘餐
fèiqǐnwàngcān
to neglect sleep and food (idiom); to skip one's sleep and meals
忘餐废寝
wàngcānfèiqǐn
see [[廢寢忘餐|废寝忘餐<fèiqǐnwàngcān>]]
枕戈寝甲
zhěngēqǐnjiǎ
to sleep on one's armor with spear by the pillow (idiom); ready for battle
寿终正寝
shòuzhōngzhèngqǐn
to die of old age
食肉寝皮
shíròuqǐnpí
to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom); to swear revenge on sb
宰予昼寝
ZǎiYǔzhòuqǐn
Zai Yu sleeps by day (idiom); refers to story in Analects of Confucius remonstrating bitterly with his student for sleeping during lectures
寝苫枕块
qǐnshānzhěnkuài
bed of straw and pillow of clay (idiom); the correct etiquette for filial son during Confucian mourning period
寝食难安
qǐnshínánān
lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom)
就寝时间
jiùqǐnshíjiān
bedtime
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 6
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,805
- Word Frequency Rank
- 7,957 of 84,292