Definition & Meaning

1.(in old/traditional stories) sleep-inducing insect

2.sleepyhead; a sleepy person

kē shuì chóng

瞌 睡 虫

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n.dated(in old/traditional stories) sleep-inducing insect
- sān zhī kē shuì chóng wén sī bù dòng
  三只瞌睡虫纹丝不动。
  The three sleepers did not stir.
2
n.derogsleepyhead; a sleepy person
- nǐ gāi shàng chuáng le kē shuì chóng
  你该上床了，瞌睡虫。
  It’s time for bed, sleepyhead.
- wǒ zài gǎn nǐ de kē shuì chóng
  我在赶你的瞌睡虫。
  I was removing the sleep from your eyes.

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