休眠 xiū mián ㄒㄧㄡ ㄇㄧㄢˊ jau1 min4 HSK 7-9
- (biology) dormant
- (of a volcano) dormant
- (computing) to hibernate
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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
- 休息 xiū xi ㄒㄧㄡ ˙ㄒㄧ jau1 sik1 rest
- 休想 xiū xiǎng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄤˇ jau1 soeng2 don't think (that)
- 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)
眠
- 催眠 cuī mián ㄘㄨㄟ ㄇㄧㄢˊ ceoi1 min4 hypnosis
- 失眠 shī mián ㄕ ㄇㄧㄢˊ sat1 min4 to suffer from insomnia
- 睡眠 shuì mián ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄧㄢˊ seoi6 min4 sleep
- 安眠药 安眠藥 ān mián yào ㄢ ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄠˋ on1 min4 joek6 sleeping pill
- 入眠 rù mián ㄖㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˊ jap6 min4 to fall asleep
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- 冬眠 dōng mián ㄉㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄢˊ dung1 min4 to hibernate
- 助眠 zhù mián ㄓㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˊ zo6 min4 to promote sleep
- 安眠 ān mián ㄢ ㄇㄧㄢˊ on1 min4 to sleep peacefully
- 永眠 yǒng mián ㄩㄥˇ ㄇㄧㄢˊ wing5 min4 to pass away; to die; to rest eternally
- 舒眠 shū mián ㄕㄨ ㄇㄧㄢˊ syu1 min4 to sleep well; to get restful sleep
- 蛰眠 蟄眠 zhé mián ㄓㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ zat6 min4 to hibernate
- 蚕眠 蠶眠 cán mián ㄘㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ caam4 min4 a silkworm's period of inactivity prior to molting
- 补眠 補眠 bǔ mián ㄅㄨˇ ㄇㄧㄢˊ bou2 min4 to catch up on sleep
- 酣眠 hān mián ㄏㄢ ㄇㄧㄢˊ ham4 min4 to sleep soundly; to be fast asleep
- 长眠 長眠 cháng mián ㄔㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ zoeng2 min4 (euphemism) to rest eternally; to lie buried in (one's final resting place)
- 催眠曲 cuī mián qǔ ㄘㄨㄟ ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄩˇ ceoi1 min4 kuk1 lullaby
- 催眠药 催眠藥 cuī mián yào ㄘㄨㄟ ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄠˋ ceoi1 min4 joek6 soporific drug
- 催眠术 催眠術 cuī mián shù ㄘㄨㄟ ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨˋ ceoi1 min4 seot6 hypnotism
- 利眠宁 利眠寧 lì mián níng ㄌㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄥˊ lei6 min4 ning4 chlordiazepoxide
- 安眠酮 ān mián tóng ㄢ ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ on1 min4 tung4 methaqualone
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)