睡得着

be able to fall asleep

→ 睡

phrase Rare #28,588

be able to fall asleep Used to say that someone can or cannot fall asleep. Often appears in rhetorical questions such as 怎么睡得着 or 怎么能睡得着.

CH: 这么吵，我怎么睡得着？

EN: It's so noisy—how am I supposed to fall asleep?

Of course I can sleep!

— 重庆森林 (1994)

How can you sleep at night?

— 利维坦 (2014)

Then I’ll be able to fall asleep.

— 红猪 (1992)

How can I possibly sleep?

— 八部半 (1963)