休
眠

To be dormant (biology) in Chinese: 休眠 (xiū mián)

xiū mián

to be dormant (biology)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to be dormant (biology)
  2. 2inactive (volcano)
  3. 3to hibernate (computing)

Stroke order

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休
眠

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄒㄧㄡ

xiū

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

ㄇㄧㄢˊ

mián

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 很多动物在冬天会进入休眠状态。

    hěn duō dòng wù zài dōng tiān huì jìn rù xiū mián zhuàng tài。

    Many animals go into a dormant state in winter.

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Related words

休息

xiū xi

rest

失眠

shī mián

to suffer from insomnia

退休

tuì xiū

to retire (from the workforce)

休闲

xiū xián

leisure

休假

xiū jià

to go on vacation

睡眠

shuì mián

sleep

罢休

bà xiū

to give up

催眠

cuī mián

hypnosis

休克

xiū kè

shock (loanword)

休想

xiū xiǎng

don't think (that)

休养

xiū yǎng

to recuperate

安眠药

ān mián yào

sleeping pill

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