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  • v.feel sleepy; become drowsy

    • wǔ hòu fàn kùn

      午后犯困

      feel sleepy in afternoon

    • wū zi li tài rè ràng rén fàn kùn

      屋子犯困

      The room is so warm that it's making me feel drowsy.

    • jì zhù chī le zhè xiē yào piàn zhī hòu nǐ kě néng huì fàn kùn

      记住这些药片可能犯困

      Remember you may feel sleepy after taking the pills.

    • qí shí xià wǔ fàn kùn bìng bù yì wèi zhe nǐ quē jiào

      其实下午犯困意味着

      Feeling sleepy at some point in the afternoon doesn't actually mean you're sleep deprived.

Word usage

  • "犯" and "困" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 打开

      I feel sleepy as soon as I flip the book open.

    • 现在

      Having just taken the medicine, he feels sleepy now.

    • After dinner, he began to feel sleepy.