How to Say "It's time for bed" in Chinese (Mandarin): 该睡觉了。

The characters in 该睡觉了。

• 该 / 該

  Should, it's time to.

• 睡

  To sleep. 目 (eye) is on the left.

  13 strokes

• 觉 / 覺

  Sleep (read jiào here).

  9 strokes

该……了 means "it's time to …": 该吃饭了 is "time to eat". 觉 is read jiào in 睡觉 but jué in 觉得 (to feel).

More examples with 该睡觉了。

• 九点了，该睡觉了。

  九點了，該睡覺了。

  Jiǔ diǎn le, gāi shuìjiào le.

  It's nine o'clock, time for bed.

• 孩子们，该睡觉了。

  孩子們，該睡覺了。

  Háizimen, gāi shuìjiào le.

  Kids, it's time for bed.