捶床捣枕 — “To toss and turn sleeplessly”
捶床捣枕 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to toss and turn sleeplessly”. Expressing extreme agitation or distress by pounding the bed and pillows. Literally, “Pound the bed and thump the pillow”.
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捶床捣枕 Pronunciation and Pinyin
捶床捣枕 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 捶床捣枕
他因为担忧工作上的事情，整夜捶床捣枕，始终无法安然入睡。
He tossed and turned all night, pounding the bed and pillows, unable to find peaceful sleep, due to worries about work matters.
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What does 捶床捣枕 mean?
捶床捣枕 (chuí chuáng dǎo zhěn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to toss and turn sleeplessly”.
How do you pronounce 捶床捣枕?
捶床捣枕 is pronounced chuí chuáng dǎo zhěn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 捶床捣枕 literally mean?
Literally, 捶床捣枕 means “Pound the bed and thump the pillow”. It is used to mean “to toss and turn sleeplessly”.
What is the Chinese definition of 捶床捣枕?
形容辗转难以入睡。