How to say “sleepy” in Chinese
sleepy
“Sleepy” in Chinese is 困, kùn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
困 is read kùn. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Outside, 囗 “enclosure”; inside, 木 “tree”: the tree is cramped.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “困”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 困. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我困了，想睡觉。wǒkùnle,xiǎngshuìjiàoI'm sleepy, I want to go to bed.
- 你怎么这么困？nǐzěnmezhèmekùnWhy are you so sleepy?
- 我在学习上遇到了困难，怎么办？wǒzàixuéxíshangyùdàolekùnnan,zěnmebànI'm having trouble with my studies. What should I do?
- 在听力方面我还有困难zàitīnglìfāngmiàn,wǒháiyǒukùnnanI still have trouble with listening.
- 有困难找警察yǒukùnnan,zhǎojǐngcháIn trouble? Go to the police.
- 他克服了很多困难tākèfúlehěnduōkùnnanHe overcame a lot of difficulties.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Feeling sleepy”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “sleepy” in Chinese?
“Sleepy” in Chinese is 困, pinyin kùn.
What does 困 mean?
困 (kùn) means “sleepy”.
How do you write 困?
困 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 困?
困 is read kùn. Tones: kùn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“sleepy” in the lesson “Feeling sleepy”
This word is from the topic “Health and habits” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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