Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 睡袍
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
to sleep; to lie down
睡觉shuìjiàoto go to bed; to sleep
睡眠shuìmiánsleep; to sleep; (computing) to enter sleep mode
沉睡chénshuìto be fast asleep; (fig.) to lie dormant; to lie undiscovered
酣睡hānshuìto sleep soundly; to fall into a deep sleep
旗袍qípáocheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress for women, originally a long robe worn by Manchu women, later modernized in 20th-century Shanghai into a close-fitting dress with a high collar and side slits