What does 觉 (jiào | jiao4) mean in Chinese?

The Chinese word

我想睡觉。
wo3 xiang3 shui4 jue2.
I want to sleep.

我该去睡觉了。
wǒ gāi qù shuì jué liǎo.
I have to go to sleep. | I have to go to bed.

狗的嗅觉灵敏。
gǒu de xiù jué líng mǐn.
Dogs have a keen sense of smell.

我睡觉前总要洗个澡。
wǒ shuì jué qián zǒng yào xǐ gè zǎo.
I always take a bath before going to bed.

我感觉就像做梦一样。
wo3 gan3 jue2 jiu4 xiang4 zuo4 meng4 yi1 yang4.
I felt as if I were in a dream.

我觉得他们很有意思。
wo3 jue2 de2 ta1 men2 hen3 you3 yi4 si1.
I think that they're a lot of fun.

在地毯上睡觉好极了。
zai4 di4 tan3 shang4 shui4 jue2 hao3 ji2 liao3.
Sleeping on a carpet is great.

我觉得我要躺一下了。
wo3 jue2 de2 wo3 yao4 tang3 yi1 xia4 liao3.
I think I'll lie down for a while.

去公园散步你觉得怎么样？
qu4 gong1 yuan2 san4 bu4 ni3 jue2 de2 zen3 me yang4?
What do you say to taking a walk in the park?

人们怎么能在飞机上睡觉？
ren2 men2 zen3 me neng2 zai4 fei1 ji1 shang4 shui4 jue2?
How do people manage to sleep on the plane?

一個醉了的男人在長椅上睡觉。
yi1 ge4 zui4 liao3 de nan2 ren2 zai4 chang2 yi3 shang4 shui4 jue2.
A drunken man was sleeping on the bench.

无色的绿色的观念疯狂地睡觉。
wu2 se4 de lv1 se4 de guan1 nian4 feng1 kuang2 di4 shui4 jue2.
Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.

也许我会马上放弃然后去睡一觉。
yě xǔ wǒ huì mǎ shàng fàng qì rán hòu qù shuì yī jué.
I may give up soon and just nap instead.

我们觉得他的威胁只是一个玩笑。
wǒ mén jué dé tā de wēi xié zhī shì yī gè wán xiào.
We thought his threat was only a joke.

我觉得一部电影比任何书都有趣。
wo3 jue2 de2 yi1 bu4 dian4 ying3 bi3 ren4 he2 shu1 du1 you3 qu4.
I think a film is more interesting than any book.

两点怎么还不睡觉，你这个夜猫子！
liang3 dian3 zen3 me huan2 bu4 shui4 jue2, ni3 zhe4 ge4 ye4 mao1 zi3!
You stay up until two in the morning. You're such a night owl!

我觉得很难用一天时间做完所有这些工作。
wo3 jue2 de2 hen3 nan2 yong4 yi1 tian1 shi2 jian1 zuo4 wan2 suo3 you3 zhe4 xie1 gong1 zuo4.
I find it difficult to do all this work in a day.

这部恐怖片很吓人，我一看就睡不着觉了。
zhe4 bu4 kong3 bu4 pian4 hen3 xia4 ren2, wo3 yi1 kan4 jiu4 shui4 bu4 zhuo2 jue2 liao3.
This horror movie is really scary. I couldn't sleep after I watched it.

某些失明者会产生一个弥补性的能力，这个能力让他们察觉到他们与离他们很近的物体的距离。
mou3 xie1 shi1 ming2 zhe3 hui4 chan3 sheng1 yi1 ge4 mi2 bu3 xing4 de neng2 li4, zhe4 ge4 neng2 li4 rang4 ta1 men2 cha2 jue2 dao4 ta1 men2 yu3 li2 ta1 men2 hen3 jin4 de wu4 ti3 de ju4 li2.
Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the proximity of objects around them.

	The Chinese word
	觉
	is pronounced
	jiào \| jiao4
	means
	a nap, a sleep

	Examples:
	我想睡觉。 wo3 xiang3 shui4 jue2. I want to sleep.
	我该去睡觉了。 wǒ gāi qù shuì jué liǎo. I have to go to sleep. \| I have to go to bed.
	狗的嗅觉灵敏。 gǒu de xiù jué líng mǐn. Dogs have a keen sense of smell.
	我睡觉前总要洗个澡。 wǒ shuì jué qián zǒng yào xǐ gè zǎo. I always take a bath before going to bed.
	我感觉就像做梦一样。 wo3 gan3 jue2 jiu4 xiang4 zuo4 meng4 yi1 yang4. I felt as if I were in a dream.
	我觉得他们很有意思。 wo3 jue2 de2 ta1 men2 hen3 you3 yi4 si1. I think that they're a lot of fun.
	在地毯上睡觉好极了。 zai4 di4 tan3 shang4 shui4 jue2 hao3 ji2 liao3. Sleeping on a carpet is great.
	我觉得我要躺一下了。 wo3 jue2 de2 wo3 yao4 tang3 yi1 xia4 liao3. I think I'll lie down for a while.
	去公园散步你觉得怎么样？ qu4 gong1 yuan2 san4 bu4 ni3 jue2 de2 zen3 me yang4? What do you say to taking a walk in the park?
	人们怎么能在飞机上睡觉？ ren2 men2 zen3 me neng2 zai4 fei1 ji1 shang4 shui4 jue2? How do people manage to sleep on the plane?
	一個醉了的男人在長椅上睡觉。 yi1 ge4 zui4 liao3 de nan2 ren2 zai4 chang2 yi3 shang4 shui4 jue2. A drunken man was sleeping on the bench.
	无色的绿色的观念疯狂地睡觉。 wu2 se4 de lv1 se4 de guan1 nian4 feng1 kuang2 di4 shui4 jue2. Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.
	也许我会马上放弃然后去睡一觉。 yě xǔ wǒ huì mǎ shàng fàng qì rán hòu qù shuì yī jué. I may give up soon and just nap instead.
	我们觉得他的威胁只是一个玩笑。 wǒ mén jué dé tā de wēi xié zhī shì yī gè wán xiào. We thought his threat was only a joke.
	我觉得一部电影比任何书都有趣。 wo3 jue2 de2 yi1 bu4 dian4 ying3 bi3 ren4 he2 shu1 du1 you3 qu4. I think a film is more interesting than any book.
	两点怎么还不睡觉，你这个夜猫子！ liang3 dian3 zen3 me huan2 bu4 shui4 jue2, ni3 zhe4 ge4 ye4 mao1 zi3! You stay up until two in the morning. You're such a night owl!
	我觉得很难用一天时间做完所有这些工作。 wo3 jue2 de2 hen3 nan2 yong4 yi1 tian1 shi2 jian1 zuo4 wan2 suo3 you3 zhe4 xie1 gong1 zuo4. I find it difficult to do all this work in a day.
	这部恐怖片很吓人，我一看就睡不着觉了。 zhe4 bu4 kong3 bu4 pian4 hen3 xia4 ren2, wo3 yi1 kan4 jiu4 shui4 bu4 zhuo2 jue2 liao3. This horror movie is really scary. I couldn't sleep after I watched it.
	某些失明者会产生一个弥补性的能力，这个能力让他们察觉到他们与离他们很近的物体的距离。 mou3 xie1 shi1 ming2 zhe3 hui4 chan3 sheng1 yi1 ge4 mi2 bu3 xing4 de neng2 li4, zhe4 ge4 neng2 li4 rang4 ta1 men2 cha2 jue2 dao4 ta1 men2 yu3 li2 ta1 men2 hen3 jin4 de wu4 ti3 de ju4 li2. Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the proximity of objects around them.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org