How to pronounce shui jiao (睡觉) in Chinese
Shui jiao (often typed shuijiao) is written 睡觉, pinyin shuì jiào. Hear 睡觉 (shuì jiào) spoken, see what it means, then record yourself for instant AI feedback on your pronunciation.
睡觉
shuì jiào
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Characters & meanings
to sleep
sleep (jiào); to feel (jué)
Common mistake
Double fourth (4-4) — and a famous minimal pair: shuìjiào (4-4) is "to sleep", shuǐjiǎo (3-3) is "dumplings". Get both falls wrong and you order a nap at the restaurant.
Example sentence
我十点睡觉。
Wǒ shí diǎn shuìjiào.
I go to sleep at ten.
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