| 睡觉 | shuì jiào | to go to bed / to sleep |   |
| 歇 |  xiē | to rest / to take a break / to stop / to halt / (dialect) to sleep / a moment / a short while | |
| 睡眠 | shuì mián | sleep / to sleep / (computing) to enter sleep mode | |
| 昏睡 | hūn shuì | sleep / drowse when unconscious / lethargic sleep / lethargy | |
| 歇息 | xiē xi | to have a rest / to stay for the night / to go to bed / to sleep | |
| 梦寐 | mèng mèi | to dream / to sleep | |
| 觉 | jiào | a nap / a sleep / CL:場|场[chang2] | |
| 睡 | shuì | to sleep / to lie down | |
| 眠 | mián | to sleep / to hibernate | |
| 瞓 | xùn | to sleep (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 睡[shui4] | |
| 瞓 | fèn | to sleep (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 睡[shui4] | |
| 挺尸 | tǐng shī | (lit.) to lie stiff like a corpse / (coll.) to sleep | |
| 瞓觉 | xùn jiào | to sleep (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 睡覺|睡觉[shui4 jiao4] | |
| 困觉 | kùn jiào | (dialect) to sleep | |
| 睡乡 | shuì xiāng | sleep / the land of Nod / dreamland | |
| 瞓觉 | fèn jiào | to sleep (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 睡覺|睡觉[shui4 jiao4] | |
| 惊醒 | jīng xǐng | to rouse / to be woken by sth / to wake with a start / to sleep lightly | |
| 安眠 | ān mián | to sleep peacefully | |
| 安息 | ān xī | to rest / to go to sleep / to rest in peace / (history) Parthia | |
| 露宿 | lù sù | to sleep outdoors / to spend the night in the open | |
| 睡眠不足 | shuì mián bù zú | lack of sleep / sleep deficit | |
| 呓语 | yì yǔ | to talk in one's sleep / crazy talk | |
| 睡懒觉 | shuì lǎn jiào | to sleep in | |
| 就寝 | jiù qǐn | to go to sleep / to go to bed (literary) | |
| 合眼 | hé yǎn | to close one's eyes / to get to sleep | |
| 酣睡 | hān shuì | to sleep soundly / to fall into a deep sleep | |
| 分房 | fēn fáng | to sleep in separate rooms / distribution of social housing | |
| 高枕无忧 | gāo zhěn wú yōu | to sleep peacefully (idiom) / (fig.) to rest easy / to be free of worries | |
| 乱搞 | luàn gǎo | to make a mess / to mess with / to be wild / to sleep around / to jump into bed | |
| 梦呓 | mèng yì | talking in one's sleep / delirious ravings / nonsense / sheer fantasy | |
| 梦话 | mèng huà | talking in one's sleep / words spoken during sleep / fig. speech bearing no relation to reality / delusions | |
| 废寝忘食 | fèi qǐn wàng shí | to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom) / to skip one's sleep and meals / to be completely wrapped up in one's work | |
| 假寐 | jiǎ mèi | to doze / to take a nap / nodding off to sleep | |
| 猛醒 | měng xǐng | to realize suddenly / to wake up to the truth / to suddenly awake from sleep | |
| 安枕 | ān zhěn | to sleep soundly / (fig.) to rest easy / to be free of worries | |
| 鬼压床 | guǐ yā chuáng | (coll.) sleep paralysis | |
| 熟 | shú | ripe / mature / thoroughly cooked / done / familiar / acquainted / experienced / skilled / (of sleep etc) deep / profound / also pr. [shou2] | |
| 铺 | pù | plank bed / place to sleep / shop / store / (old) relay station | |
| 寐 | mèi | to sleep soundly | |
| 呓 | yì | to talk in one's sleep | |
| 寤 | wù | to awake from sleep | |
| 我醉欲眠 | wǒ zuì yù mián | lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom) / (used to indicate one's sincere and straightforward nature) | |
| 抵足而眠 | dǐ zú ér mián | lit. to live and sleep together (idiom) / fig. a close friendship | |
| 枕戈寝甲 | zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ | to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom) / to keep ready for battle at all times | |
| 目不交睫 | mù bù jiāo jié | lit. the eyelashes do not come together (idiom) / fig. to not sleep a wink | |
| 绿草如茵 | lu:4 cǎo rú yīn | green grass like cushion (idiom) / green meadow so inviting to sleep on | |
| 食肉寝皮 | shí ròu qǐn pí | to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom) / to swear revenge on sb / implacable hatred / to have sb's guts for garters | |
| 和衣而卧 | hé yī ér wò | to lie down to sleep with one's clothes on | |
| 寎 | bìng | nightmare / start in sleep | |
| 鸡毛店 | jī máo diàn | a simple inn with only chicken feathers to sleep on | |
| 痵 | jì | nervous start in sleep | |
| 乱搞男女关系 | luàn gǎo nán nu:3 guān xì | to be promiscuous / to sleep around | |
| 夙兴夜寐 | sù xīng yè mèi | to rise early and sleep late (idiom) / to work hard / to study diligently / to burn the candle at both ends | |
| 废寝食 | fèi qǐn shí | to neglect sleep and food | |
| 抵足而卧 | dǐ zú ér wò | lit. to live and sleep together (idiom) / fig. a close friendship | |
| 撒呓挣 | sā yì zhēng | somniloquy / to talk or act in one's sleep / sleep-walking | |
| 睡眠失调 | shuì mián shī tiáo | sleep disorder | |
| 碧草如茵 | bì cǎo rú yīn | green grass like cushion (idiom) / green meadow so inviting to sleep on | |
| 统铺 | tǒng pù | a common bed (to sleep many) | |
| 美容觉 | měi róng jiào | beauty sleep (before midnight) | |
| 解酲 | jiě chéng | to sober up / to sleep off the effect of drink | |
| 诶诒 | ēi yí | to rave / to babble in one's sleep | |
| 辗侧不寐 | zhǎn cè bù mèi | to toss and turn in one's bed / unable to sleep (idiom) | |
| 快速动眼期 | kuài sù dòng yǎn qī | REM sleep | |
| 夜惊 | yè jīng | night terror / sleep terror | |
| 睡眠呼吸暂停 | shuì mián hū xī zàn tíng | central sleep apnea (CSA) | |
| 安寝 | ān qǐn | to sleep peacefully | |
| 睡回笼觉 | shuì huí lóng jiào | to go back to sleep (instead of rising up in the morning) / to sleep in | |
| 一觉醒来 | yī jiào xǐng lái | to wake up from a sleep | |
| 不眠不休 | bù mián bù xiū | without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom) | |
| 夜不成眠 | yè bù chéng mián | to be unable to sleep at night | |
| 做厅长 | zuò tīng zhǎng | (jocular) to sleep on the couch / to sleep in the living room | |
| 吃喝拉撒睡 | chī hē lā sā shuì | to eat, drink, shit, piss, and sleep / (fig.) the ordinary daily routine | |
| 甜睡 | tián shuì | to sleep soundly | |
| 补眠 | bǔ mián | to catch up on sleep | |
| 讇 | chǎn | to talk in one's sleep / old variant of 諂|谄[chan3] | |
| 酣眠 | hān mián | to sleep soundly / fast asleep | |
| 席地而睡 | xí dì ér shuì | to sleep on the ground (idiom) | |
| 陪睡 | péi shuì | to trade sex for favorable treatment (career advancement, higher grades, rent-free accommodation etc) / to sleep in the same bed as one's child | |
| 起床气 | qǐ chuáng qì | grumpiness associated with poor sleep / irritability in the morning | |
| 风餐露宿 | fēng cān lù sù | lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom) / fig. to rough it | |
| 睡得着 | shuì de zháo | to fall asleep / to get to sleep | |
| 补觉 | bǔ jiào | to make up for lost sleep | |
| 撒呓挣 | sā yì zheng | (coll.) to talk in one's sleep / to sleepwalk | |
| 舒眠 | shū mián | to sleep well / to get restful sleep / (medicine) to be anesthetized | |
| 舒眠键 | shū mián jiàn | sleep mode button (on the remote control of an air conditioner) | |
