不知道人每晚只睡兩個小時,能不能生存下去呢?

I wonder whether man could live with only two hours' sleep a night.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 不知 zhī
  1. not to know
  2. unaware
  3. unknowingly
  4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)
2 道人 dàorén Taoist devotee (honorific)
3 每晚 měiwǎn every night; each night
=4 zhī variant of zhī
=4 zhǐ only; merely; just
=4 zhǐ variant of zhǐ
=4 zhī grain that has begun to ripen
=4 zhǐ variant of zhǐ
=4 zhī classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
5 shuì
  1. to sleep
  2. to lie down
=6 liǎng
  1. two
  2. both
  3. some
  4. a few
  5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty jīn (old)
=6 liàng Original form of (liàng).
=7 used in 自個兒 r
=7
  1. (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
  2. (bound form) individual
8 小時 xiǎoshí hour

classifier:

=9 Néng surname Neng
=9 néng
  1. can
  2. to be able to
  3. might possibly
  4. ability
  5. (physics) energy
=9 nài
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (“to bear; to withstand”)
  2. a surname
  3. alternative form of (“to bear; to withstand”)
=9 tái
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (“name of a Chinese constellation”)
  2. alternative form of (“name of a Chinese constellation”)
=9 tài
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of / (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)
  2. alternative form of / (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)
=9 nái
  1. (obsolete) mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
  2. mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
=9 tāi
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)
  2. only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)
=9 xióng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (xióng, “bear”)
  2. alternative form of (xióng, “bear”)
10 不能 néng
  1. cannot
  2. must not
  3. should not
11 生存 shēngcún
  1. to exist
  2. to survive
12 下去 xià
  1. to go down
  2. to descend
  3. to go on
  4. to continue
  5. (of a servant) to withdraw
=13 ne
  1. particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
  2. particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?")
  3. particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?")
  4. (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action
  5. particle indicating strong affirmation
=13 dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)