睡着

The Chinese word 睡着 (shuìzháo) for "to fall asleep" is composed of two characters: 睡 (shuì) and 着 (zháo). The character 睡 originally meant "to lie down" or "to rest", and it is often used in compounds related to sleep, such as 睡觉 (shuìjiào, "to go to bed") and 睡午觉 (shuìwǔjiào, "to take a nap"). The character 着 (zháo) has a wide range of meanings, including "to wear", "to put on", and "to be in a certain state". In the context of 睡着, 着 indicates that the subject is in a state of sleep.The combination of 睡 and 着 creates the verb 睡着, which specifically means "to fall asleep" or "to be asleep". It is commonly used in everyday speech and writing to describe the action of falling asleep or the state of being asleep. For example, you might say 我睡着了 (wǒ shuìzháo le, "I fell asleep") or 他睡着了 (tā shuìzháo le, "he fell asleep") to describe someone who has gone to sleep.It's worth noting that 睡着 is not the only way to express the idea of "to fall asleep" in Chinese. There are other verbs that can be used in similar contexts, such as 入睡 (rùshuì) and 安睡 (ānshuì). However, 睡着 is one of the most common and versatile verbs for this purpose, and it is widely understood and used by Chinese speakers.