To recuperate in Chinese: 休养 (xiū yǎng)

xiū yǎng

to recuperate

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 休養1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to recuperate
  2. 2to recover
  3. 3to convalesce

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ㄒㄧㄡ

xiū

/ x/ i/ ou/ first tone

ㄧㄤˇ

yǎng

/ i/ angˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

休养

Simplified

休養

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 手术后他在家休养了一个月。

    shǒu shù hòu tā zài jiā xiū yǎng le yí gè yuè。

    After the surgery he recuperated at home for a month.

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