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Chinese dictionary
v.(suffer from) insomnia; be unable to sleep
病人昨晚失眠。
The patient had a sleepless night last night.
昨晚他失眠了。
He was sleepless last night.
昨晚我做了个恶梦，失眠了。
I had a nightmare last night, and lost sleep.
总是失眠
be plagued by insomnia
失眠夜
an insomniac night
Word usage
- Separable word"失" and "眠" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
听说你昨晚失了眠。
I've heard that you were sleepless last night.
我从没失过眠。
I have never suffered from insomnia.
我偶尔也会失个眠。
I suffer from insomnia occasionally.