(kùn) - sleepy, tired in Mandarin
kùnTraditional: 困
Translation
sleepy, tired
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Examples
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I am very sleepy and want to sleep.
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He slept badly last night and is sleepy today.
？
Are you sleepy?
困 (kùn) is the everyday word for feeling sleepy, and 好困 or 很困 is what you say at the end of a long day. It also means to be trapped, as in 被困 (trapped) or 困难 (difficulty). The traditional character for sleepy is 睏.
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