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    Expressing 'to go to bed' with 上床 (shàngchuáng)

    Actions & Events
    Direction & Movement

    Structure

    Subject + 上床

    Explanation

    上床 (shàngchuáng) literally means 'to get onto a bed' and is used to express the action of going to bed or lying down. It combines the directional verb 上 (to go up/onto) with 床 (bed). In casual usage, it can also carry a colloquial connotation beyond simply sleeping.

    Examples

    • 我昨晚十一点就上床了，但翻来覆去睡不着。

      wǒ zuówǎn shíyī diǎn jiù shàng chuáng le, dàn fānláifùqù shuì bù zháo.

      I went to bed at eleven last night, but I tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.

    • 孩子们，快去刷牙上床吧。

      háizimen, kuài qù shuā yá shàng chuáng ba.

      Kids, hurry up and brush your teeth and go to bed.

    • 他太累了，回家倒头就上床睡觉了。

      tā tài lèi le, huí jiā dào tóu jiù shàng chuáng shuìjiào le.

      He was so tired that he went straight to bed as soon as he got home.

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