"read to sleep" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 读到睡着
• 读着入睡

Definition

在睡觉前或直到睡着时阅读书籍或其他材料，通常作为睡前习惯的一部分。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

是非正式口语表达，表示阅读是为了放松并入睡，而不是学习。常用于“我喜欢”、“我习惯于”等句式。也可以表示“给某人读着哄他入睡”，常用于儿童。

Examples

I like to read to sleep every night.

我喜欢每天晚上**读到睡着**。

Children often ask their parents to read to sleep.

孩子们经常让父母**读着哄他们入睡**。

He tried to read to sleep with a comic book.

他试图用漫画**读到睡着**。

Sometimes I read to sleep because it helps quiet my mind.

有时我会**读着入睡**，因为这样能让我的思绪安静下来。

My dad used to read me to sleep when I was little.

我小的时候，我爸爸常常**读书哄我入睡**。

If I can't sleep, I'll just read to sleep with a good novel.

如果我睡不着，我就会拿本好小说**读着入睡**。