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睡不着
shuì​bu​zháo

unable to fall asleep

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 睡 shuì verb
    to sleep
    to sleep; to go to sleep; to enter a state of rest
  2. 不 bu particle
    [potential]
    Used between a verb and its result to show that the action cannot achieve that result; used as the negative form of the 得 de potential construction
  3. 着 著 zháo particle
    [result]
    Used after a verb to show that an action was successful or reached its goal; meaning "hitting the mark".