午休 wǔ xiū ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄡ ng5 jau1
- noon break
- lunch break
- lunchtime nap
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午
- 上午 shàng wǔ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨˇ soeng6 ng5 morning
- 下午 xià wǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇ haa6 ng5 afternoon
- 中午 zhōng wǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨˇ zung1 ng5 noon
- 午睡 wǔ shuì ㄨˇ ㄕㄨㄟˋ ng5 seoi6 to take a nap in the afternoon
- 午饭 午飯 wǔ fàn ㄨˇ ㄈㄢˋ ng5 faan6 lunch
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- 午餐 wǔ cān ㄨˇ ㄘㄢ ng5 caan1 lunch
- 下午茶 xià wǔ chá ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇ ㄔㄚˊ haa6 ng5 caa4 afternoon tea (light afternoon meal, typically pastries with tea or coffee)
- 端午节 端午節 Duān wǔ jié ㄉㄨㄢ ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ dyun1 ng5 zit3 Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)
- 丙午 bǐng wǔ ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄨˇ bing2 ng5 forty-third year C7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1966 or 2026
- 亭午 tíng wǔ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄨˇ ting4 ng5 (literary) noon
- 傍午 bàng wǔ ㄅㄤˋ ㄨˇ bong6 ng5 towards noon; just before midday
- 午前 wǔ qián ㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ng5 cin4 morning
- 午夜 wǔ yè ㄨˇ ㄧㄝˋ ng5 je6 midnight
- 午安 wǔ ān ㄨˇ ㄢ ng5 on1 Good afternoon!
- 午宴 wǔ yàn ㄨˇ ㄧㄢˋ ng5 jin3 lunch banquet
- 午后 午後 wǔ hòu ㄨˇ ㄏㄡˋ ng5 hau6 afternoon
- 午时 午時 wǔ shí ㄨˇ ㄕˊ ng5 si4 11 am-1 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
- 午觉 午覺 wǔ jiào ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ng5 gaau3 siesta
- 午马 午馬 wǔ mǎ ㄨˇ ㄇㄚˇ ng5 maa5 Year 7, year of the Horse (e.g. 2002)
- 壬午 rén wǔ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˇ jam4 ng5 nineteenth year I7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2002 or 2062
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)
- 休眠 xiū mián ㄒㄧㄡ ㄇㄧㄢˊ jau1 min4 (biology) dormant
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- 休闲 休閒 xiū xián ㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢˊ jau1 haan4 leisure
- 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)
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)
Example sentences
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我 明天 下午 休假 。
I am taking tomorrow afternoon off.
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我 在 午休 时间 時間 睡 了 一会儿 一會兒 ， 因为 因為 我 太 累 了 。
I slept a little during lunch break because I was so tired.
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