How to Say "I'm sleepy" in Chinese (Mandarin): 我困了。

The characters in 我困了。

• 困

  Sleepy. A tree 木 shut inside a box 囗.

  7 strokes

困 is sleepy, 累 (lèi) is tired. 了 shows it has just happened: 我困了 is "I've gotten sleepy".

More examples with 我困了。

• 妈妈，我困了，想睡觉。

  媽媽，我困了，想睡覺。

  Māma, wǒ kùn le, xiǎng shuìjiào.

  Mom, I'm sleepy, I want to go to bed.

• 我困了，眼睛睁不开了。

  我困了，眼睛睜不開了。

  Wǒ kùn le, yǎnjing zhēng bù kāi le.

  I'm sleepy, I can't keep my eyes open.