上床

shàngchuáng

Traditional: 上床

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Translation

to go to bed, to get into bed

Word origin

A verb-object compound of 上 (shàng, to get onto) and 床 (chuáng, bed), literally to get onto the bed.

Origin
compound
Root
上 (shàng, to mount) + 床 (chuáng, bed)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 上

Stroke order for 床

Examples

jiǔ

The children went to bed at nine.

I am so tired that I want to go to bed early.

shuā

Do not forget to brush your teeth before going to bed.

Every day after getting into bed he still reads for a while.

cuī

Mum is urging me to get into bed and sleep.

上床 (shàng chuáng) means to go to bed or to get into bed, a verb-object phrase. It commonly pairs with 睡觉 to mean settling down to sleep.

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This word is part of lesson 30.