失眠

shī mián · HSK 7

to suffer from insomnia

🛏️😩 失 = lose + 眠 sleep: to lose sleep, i.e. insomnia

失 shī means to lose (as in 失败 lose/fail), and 眠 mián means sleep (as in 睡眠 sleep). Lose + sleep = the inability to sleep, insomnia.

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