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mián
v. sleep; (of some animals) hibernate
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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shuì mián
n. sleep
shī mián
v. have insomnia, can not sleep
ān mián yào
n. sleeping pill, hypnotic
cuī mián
v. to hypnotize, make sb. fall asleep
dōng mián
v. to hibernate
dōng mián de qīng wā
phr. frogs that hibernate
zhán zhuǎn nán mián
phr. toss about in bed, toss and turn restlessly
rù mián
v. fall asleep
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chūn mián bù jué xiǎo, chù chù wén tí niǎo .
phr. This spring morning in bed I'm lying. Not to awake till birds are crying. (from the poem "Spring Morning" written by poet Meng Haoran)
nán yǐ rù mián
phr. to have difficulty falling asleep
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yǒu shén me fāng fá ké yǐ kuài sù rù mián ?
phr. What are the methods to ensure (that we) fall asleep fast?