枕头

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HSK 6

Meaning

睡觉或休息时垫在头下的物品。

A soft object used to support the head while sleeping or resting.

常用于日常生活，指睡觉时头部倚靠的垫具，也可比喻被依靠的人或事物。

Commonly used in daily life to refer to the cushion for the head during sleep, and can also metaphorically indicate a person or thing to lean on.

1 我习惯用荞麦枕头睡觉。 (I am used to sleeping with a buckwheat pillow.)
2 这个枕头太高了，睡得脖子疼。 (This pillow is too high; it gives me a sore neck.)
3 她抱着枕头哭了一夜。 (She hugged the pillow and cried all night.)
4 在飞机上，我借了一个枕头和一条毯子。 (On the plane, I borrowed a pillow and a blanket.)
5 他把父亲当作自己的精神枕头。 (He regards his father as his spiritual pillow.)
6 新买的枕头很柔软，睡得特别舒服。 (The newly bought pillow is very soft; I slept very comfortably.)

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