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夜不能寐 Pronunciation and Pinyin

夜不能寐 Usage and Examples

Unable to sleep

Sleepless

Restless

袁隆平夜不能寐。

Yuan Longping could hardly fall asleep at night.

胡思乱想也会让你无法把事情做好,同时让你夜不能寐,损害健康。

Wandering thoughts can also stop you from getting things done, keep you up at night, or hurt your health.

The characters in 夜不能寐

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
夜
yè8night
不
bù4not
能
néng10can, be able to
寐
mèi12sleep or fall asleep

More words starting with 夜

  • yè夜bù不guī归sù宿stay out all night, not come home at night
  • yè夜yǐ以jì继rì日de地Day and night, Around the clock
  • yè夜yǐ以jì继zhòu昼de地day and night, around the clock
  • yè夜guāng光bēi杯Luminous cup, Luminous jade cup
  • yè夜guāng光shí石Fluorite, luminous stone
  • yè夜guāng光chóng虫Noctiluca, sea sparkle
  • yè夜guāng光biǎo表Luminous watch, Glow-in-the-dark watch
  • yè夜fēn分midnight
  • yè夜fēn分shí时fēn分Midnight, The dead of night
  • yè夜bàn半midnight
  • yè夜bàn半shí时fēn分midnight, in the middle of the night
  • yè夜chā叉Yaksha, demon

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Questions about 夜不能寐

What does 夜不能寐 mean in Chinese?

夜不能寐 (yè bù néng mèi) means “Unable to sleep, Sleepless, Restless”.

How do you pronounce 夜不能寐?

夜不能寐 is pronounced yè bù néng mèi in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Unable to sleep” in Chinese?

“Unable to sleep” is 夜不能寐 (yè bù néng mèi) in Chinese.

How is 夜不能寐 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 夜不能寐, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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