Intermediate

时差

Definition

(noun) A sleep disorder resulting from disruptions to the body's internal clock due to time zone travels

“长途飞行后，她感受到严重的时差反应。”

After the long flight, she experienced severe jet lag.

“我昨晚又被时差折腾醒了。”
Last night, jet lag woke me up again.
“到东京第二天，时差还没倒过来，我一上午都晕乎乎的。”
By the second day in Tokyo, I still hadn't shaken the jet lag, and I felt groggy all morning.
“他每次从纽约回来，都得靠咖啡硬扛时差。”
Every time he comes back from New York, he has to power through the jet lag with coffee.
“这次去澳洲，我提前两天调作息，想把时差压到最小。”
This time, before heading to Australia, I shifted my sleep schedule two days early so the jet lag wouldn't hit as hard.

Other Chinese words at this level include 刻薄的, 开放的, 需要关注的, 提供, and 同情. Tap any word to see its definition, examples, and audio.

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