A toddler has fallen asleep standing up, face on the sofa, with the lollipop still in his hand. He never let go of the 棒棒糖.
棒棒糖 (bàng bàng táng) means “lollipop.” 棒 is a stick and 糖 is candy or sugar: stick-stick candy.
Count lollipops with 根 (gēn): 一根棒棒糖 (yì gēn bàngbàngtáng).
我想吃棒棒糖。 — Wǒ xiǎng chī bàngbàngtáng. — I want a lollipop.
他手里拿着一根棒棒糖。 — Tā shǒu li názhe yì gēn bàngbàngtáng. — He is holding a lollipop.
A cream-colored cat with a dark tail sleeps on its back in a green zip-up hoodie, hood pulled up. Those are its 睡衣.
睡衣 (shuìyī) means “pajamas” or “nightclothes.” 睡 is to sleep and 衣 means clothes.
Count a matching set with 套 (tào): 一套睡衣. To put them on is 穿睡衣 (chuān shuìyī).
我一回家就换上睡衣。 — Wǒ yì huí jiā jiù huàn shàng shuìyī. — I change into my pajamas as soon as I get home.
他穿着睡衣去买早饭。 — Tā chuānzhe shuìyī qù mǎi zǎofàn. — He went to buy breakfast in his pajamas.
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A baby sleeps curled up inside a giant tire, using the hollow of the wheel as a cradle. Wherever you sleep is your 床.
床 (chuáng) means “bed.” The outer part, 广, is a roof shape, and inside is 木, wood.
Count beds with 张 (zhāng), the measure word for flat things: 一张床. To get up is 起床 (qǐchuáng), literally “rise from bed.”
我七点起床。 — Wǒ qī diǎn qǐchuáng. — I get up at seven.
这张床很舒服。 — Zhè zhāng chuáng hěn shūfu. — This bed is very comfortable.
Two little peanuts lie side by side in their open shell and say good night. Then the shell closes over them like a blanket, and soon there is only snoring: 晚安.
晚安 (wǎn’ān) means “good night.” 晚 is evening and 安 means peace, so it wishes someone a peaceful night. Use it when someone is going to bed, not as a greeting.
To say “good evening” when you meet someone, use 晚上好 (wǎnshang hǎo). In the morning it is 早上好 (zǎoshang hǎo) or 早安 (zǎo’ān).
晚安，明天见。 — Wǎn’ān, míngtiān jiàn. — Good night, see you tomorrow.
我要睡觉了，晚安！ — Wǒ yào shuìjiào le, wǎn’ān! — I’m going to bed. Good night!
Night falls, the moon smiles over the rooftop, and inside the house someone in bed is already snoring. Time to 睡觉.
睡觉 (shuìjiào) means “to sleep” or “to go to bed.” 睡 is to sleep, and 觉 here means a sleep. The same 觉 is read jué in 觉得 (juéde), to feel.
Because 睡觉 is a verb plus its object, words can go in between: 睡了一个好觉 (shuì le yí ge hǎo jiào), had a good sleep.
我十一点睡觉。 — Wǒ shíyī diǎn shuìjiào. — I go to bed at eleven.
孩子在睡觉。 — Háizi zài shuìjiào. — The child is asleep.
