# 休眠 (xiūmián)

In Mandarin Chinese, 休眠 (xiūmián) means “dormant; to hibernate; to sleep (device)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: dormant; to hibernate; to sleep (device)
- Pinyin: xiūmián (xiu1 mian2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这座火山已经处于休眠状态很多年。
  Zhè zuò huǒshān yǐjīng chǔyú xiūmián zhuàngtài hěn duō nián.
  This volcano has been in a dormant state for many years.

## Characters

- 休 (xiū): to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time
- 眠 (mián): to sleep; to hibernate

https://hanziro.com/word/xiu-mian-dormant/

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