休息 xiū xi ㄒㄧㄡ ˙ㄒㄧ jau1 sik1 HSK 1 入門級 · Level 1
- rest
- to rest
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休
- 休假 xiū jià ㄒㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄚˋ jau1 gaa3 to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave
- 休克 xiū kè ㄒㄧㄡ ㄎㄜˋ jau1 hak1 (medicine) (loanword) shock; to go into shock
- 休想 xiū xiǎng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄤˇ jau1 soeng2 don't think (that)
- 休眠 xiū mián ㄒㄧㄡ ㄇㄧㄢˊ jau1 min4 (biology) dormant
- 休闲 休閒 xiū xián ㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢˊ jau1 haan4 leisure
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- 休养 休養 xiū yǎng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄧㄤˇ jau1 joeng5 to recuperate
- 罢休 罷休 bà xiū ㄅㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄡ baa6 jau1 to give up
- 退休 tuì xiū ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄡ teoi3 jau1 to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement
- 退休金 tuì xiū jīn ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄣ teoi3 jau1 gam1 retirement pension; pension payments received after retirement
- 不休 bù xiū ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄡ bat1 jau1 endlessly
- 且休 qiě xiū ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄧㄡ ce2 jau1 rest for now
- 乞休 qǐ xiū ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄡ hat1 jau1 to request permission to resign from an official position (old)
- 介休 Jiè xiū ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄡ gaai3 jau1 see 介休市
- 休兵 xiū bīng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ jau1 bing1 to cease fire
- 休妻 xiū qī ㄒㄧㄡ ㄑㄧ jau1 cai1 to repudiate one's wife
- 休学 休學 xiū xué ㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄩㄝˊ jau1 hok6 to suspend schooling
- 休宁 休寧 Xiū níng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄋㄧㄥˊ jau1 ning4 see 休宁县
- 休市 xiū shì ㄒㄧㄡ ㄕˋ jau1 si5 to close the market (for a holiday or overnight etc)
- 休庭 xiū tíng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄊㄧㄥˊ jau1 ting4 to adjourn (law)
- 休怪 xiū guài ㄒㄧㄡ ㄍㄨㄞˋ jau1 gwaai3 don't blame (sb)
息
- 信息 xìn xī ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧ seon3 sik1 information; news; message
- 出息 chū xi ㄔㄨ ˙ㄒㄧ ceot1 sik1 future prospects
- 利息 lì xī ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧ lei6 sik1 interest (on a loan)
- 喘息 chuǎn xī ㄔㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧ cyun2 sik1 to gasp for breath
- 平息 píng xī ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧ ping4 sik1 (of wind etc) to subside; to die down
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- 气息 氣息 qì xī ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧ hei3 sik1 breath
- 消息 xiāo xi ㄒㄧㄠ ˙ㄒㄧ siu1 sik1 (piece of) news; information
- 窒息 zhì xī ㄓˋ ㄒㄧ zat6 sik1 to choke
- 川流不息 chuān liú bù xī ㄔㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ cyun1 lau4 bat1 sik1 the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
- 息息相关 息息相關 xī xī xiāng guān ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄢ sik1 sik1 soeng1 gwaan1 closely bound up (idiom); intimately related
- 经久不息 經久不息 jīng jiǔ bù xī ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ ging1 gau2 bat1 sik1 (idiom) prolonged (applause, cheering etc)
- 自强不息 自強不息 zì qiáng bù xī ㄗˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ zi6 koeng4 bat1 sik1 to strive unremittingly
- 不息 bù xī ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ bat1 sik1 continually
- 低息 dī xī ㄉㄧ ㄒㄧ dai1 sik1 low-interest
- 作息 zuò xī ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧ zok3 sik1 to work and rest
- 偃息 yǎn xī ㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧ (literary) to take a rest
- 停息 tíng xī ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧ ting4 sik1 to stop
- 免息 miǎn xī ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧ min5 sik1 interest-free
- 入息 rù xī ㄖㄨˋ ㄒㄧ jap6 sik1 income (Hong Kong)
- 全息 quán xī ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧ cyun4 sik1 holographic
Idioms with these characters
- 案甲休兵 àn jiǎ xiū bīng ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ on3 gaap3 jau1 bing1 to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting
- 不眠不休 bù mián bù xiū ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄡ bat1 min4 bat1 jau1 without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)
- 喋喋不休 dié dié bù xiū ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄡ dip6 dip6 bat1 jau1 (idiom) to chatter endlessly; to talk nonstop
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- 呶呶不休 náo náo bù xiū ㄋㄠˊ ㄋㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄡ (idiom) to chatter endlessly; to talk nonstop
- 善罢甘休 善罷甘休 shàn bà gān xiū ㄕㄢˋ ㄅㄚˋ ㄍㄢ ㄒㄧㄡ sin6 baa6 gam1 jau1 (idiom) to let the matter rest; to just let it go; to take it lying down (usu. used in the negative)
- 无休无止 無休無止 wú xiū wú zhǐ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄨˊ ㄓˇ mou4 jau1 mou4 zi2 ceaseless; endless (idiom)
- 休戚相关 休戚相關 xiū qī xiāng guān ㄒㄧㄡ ㄑㄧ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄢ jau1 cik1 soeng1 gwaan1 to share the same interests (idiom)
- 一醉方休 yī zuì fāng xiū ㄧ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄤ ㄒㄧㄡ jat1 zeoi3 fong1 jau1 to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)
- 川流不息 chuān liú bù xī ㄔㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ cyun1 lau4 bat1 sik1 the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
- 姑息养奸 姑息養奸 gū xī yǎng jiān ㄍㄨ ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄢ gu1 sik1 joeng5 gaan1 to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
- 经久不息 經久不息 jīng jiǔ bù xī ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ ging1 gau2 bat1 sik1 (idiom) prolonged (applause, cheering etc)
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- 起居作息 qǐ jū zuò xī ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄩ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧ hei2 geoi1 zok3 sik1 lit. rising and lying down, working and resting (idiom)
- 气息奄奄 氣息奄奄 qì xī yǎn yǎn ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧ ㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄢˇ hei3 sik1 jim1 jim1 to have only a breath of life (idiom)
- 瞬息万变 瞬息萬變 shùn xī wàn biàn ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ seon3 sik1 maan6 bin3 in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change
- 瞬息之间 瞬息之間 shùn xī zhī jiān ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄧ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢ seon3 sik1 zi1 gaan1 (idiom) in the wink of an eye; in a flash
- 无声无息 無聲無息 wú shēng wú xī ㄨˊ ㄕㄥ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧ mou4 sing1 mou4 sik1 wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking
- 息事宁人 息事寧人 xī shì níng rén ㄒㄧ ㄕˋ ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ sik1 si6 ning4 jan4 to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)
- 息息相关 息息相關 xī xī xiāng guān ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄢ sik1 sik1 soeng1 gwaan1 closely bound up (idiom); intimately related
Example sentences
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休息 好 吗 嗎 ？
Did you have a good rest?
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休息 一下 。
Relax a moment.
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我 在 休息 。
I'm resting.
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休息 结束 結束 了 ！
Rest time's over!
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休息 10 分钟 分鐘
Let's take a 10-minute break.
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