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昏昏欲睡 — “Drowsy and wanting to sleep”

昏昏欲睡 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Drowsy and wanting to sleep”. Feeling utterly exhausted or dispirited. Literally, “Drowsy and wanting to sleep”.

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昏昏欲睡 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 昏hūn
  • 昏hūn
  • 欲yù
  • 睡shuì

昏昏欲睡 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
昏
hūn8dusk, dim, confused, unconscious
昏
hūn8dusk, dim, confused, unconscious
欲
yù11to want or desire
睡
shuì13to sleep

Example Sentence with 昏昏欲睡

开了一上午的会,他感到昏昏欲睡。
After a morning of meetings, he felt drowsy and wanted to sleep.

Idioms Related to 昏昏欲睡

Synonyms of 昏昏欲睡

  • wěi委mǐ靡bù不zhèn振dejected and dispirited
  • wú无jīng精dǎ打cǎi采lacking in spirit or energy
  • hūn昏tóu头hūn昏nǎo脑dazed and confused

Antonyms of 昏昏欲睡

  • zhāo朝qì气bó勃bó勃full of youthful vigor and vitality
  • shēng生qì气bó勃bó勃full of vigor and vitality
  • jīng精shén神dǒu抖sǒu擞full of vigor and energy

More idioms starting with 昏

  • hūn昏tiān天àn暗dì地utter confusion and chaos
  • hūn昏tiān天hēi黑dì地pitch-dark or utter chaos
  • hūn昏tóu头dǎ打nǎo脑muddle-headed and confused
  • hūn昏tóu头dā搭nǎo恼muddle-headed and dispirited
  • hūn昏tóu头dā搭nǎo脑muddled and confused
  • hūn昏tóu头yūn晕nǎo脑dizzy and muddled
  • hūn昏tóu头zhuǎn转xiàng向dizzy and disoriented
  • hūn昏dìng定chén晨xǐng省serve parents dutifully morning and night
  • hūn昏yōng庸wú无dào道muddleheaded, tyrannical, and unjust
  • hūn昏kuì愦hú胡tu涂muddle-headed and confused
  • hūn昏hūn昏è噩è噩muddle-headed and ignorant

Questions about 昏昏欲睡

What does 昏昏欲睡 mean?
昏昏欲睡 (hūn hūn yù shuì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Drowsy and wanting to sleep”.
How do you pronounce 昏昏欲睡?
昏昏欲睡 is pronounced hūn hūn yù shuì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 昏昏欲睡 literally mean?
Literally, 昏昏欲睡 means “Drowsy and wanting to sleep”. It is used to mean “Drowsy and wanting to sleep”.
What is the Chinese definition of 昏昏欲睡?
昏昏沉沉,只想睡觉。形容极其疲劳或精神不振。
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