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How to Say ‘Go to bed earlier’ in Traditional Chinese

比較早睡

bǐ jiào zǎo shuì

[bee-jyao dzao shway]

💬 Usage Tip: [比較] here means "more relatively" or "than before," not necessarily a direct spoken comparison. So [比較早睡] naturally means "go to bed earlier" even without saying earlier than what.

Phrase Breakdown

比較

bǐ jiào

[bee-jyao]

relatively; comparatively; rather

Used to compare degrees, often meaning 'relatively' or 'more' in a softer way.

Example

我最近比較早睡,精神好多了。

I've been going to bed earlier lately, and I feel much better.

zǎo

[dzao]

early

Describes an earlier time than usual.

Example

今天我要早一點回家。

I'm going home a bit earlier today.

shuì

[shway]

sleep; go to bed

Refers to sleeping or going to sleep.

Example

醫生說要早點睡。

The doctor said I should go to bed earlier.

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