休
息

Rest in Chinese: 休息 (xiū xi)

xiū xi

rest

HSK 22 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1rest
  2. 2to rest

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休
息

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ㄒㄧㄡ

xiū

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

˙ㄒㄧ

xi

˙/ neutral toneㄒ/ xㄧ/ i

Example sentences

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  • 休息好吗？

    xiū xi hǎo ma？

    Did you have a good rest?

  • 休息一下。

    xiū xi yí xià。

    Relax a moment.

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Related words

消息

xiāo xi

news

利息

lì xī

interest (on a loan)

退休

tuì xiū

to retire (from the workforce)

信息

xìn xī

information

休闲

xiū xián

leisure

休假

xiū jià

to go on vacation

罢休

bà xiū

to give up

出息

chū xī

to yield interest, profit etc

喘息

chuǎn xī

to gasp for breath

平息

píng xī

to settle (a dispute)

气息

qì xī

breath

休克

xiū kè

shock (loanword)

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