休息
xiū xi
Pinyin

Definition

休息
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xiū xi
  1. rest
  2. to rest

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

休息
xiū xi
  1. 1 rest
  2. 2 to rest
信息
xìn xī
  1. 1 information
  2. 2 news
  3. 3 message
消息
xiāo xi
  1. 1 news
  2. 2 information
  3. 3 CL:條|条[tiáo]
休
Xiū
  1. 1 surname Xiu
休假
xiū jià
  1. 1 to take a vacation
  2. 2 to go on holiday
休闲
xiū xián
  1. 1 leisure
  2. 2 relaxation
  3. 3 not working
  4. 4 idle
  5. 5 to enjoy leisure
  6. 6 to lie fallow
作息
zuò xī
  1. 1 to work and rest
出息
chū xī
  1. 1 to yield interest, profit etc
  2. 2 to exhale (Buddhism)
利息
lì xī
  1. 1 interest (on a loan)
  2. 2 CL:筆|笔[bǐ]
午休
wǔ xiū
  1. 1 noon break
  2. 2 lunch break
  3. 3 lunchtime nap
叹息
tàn xī
  1. 1 to sigh
  2. 2 to gasp (in admiration)
安息
ān xī
  1. 1 to rest
  2. 2 to go to sleep
  3. 3 to rest in peace
  4. 4 (history) Parthia
息
xī
  1. 1 breath
  2. 2 news
  3. 3 interest (on an investment or loan)
  4. 4 to cease
  5. 5 to stop
  6. 6 to rest
  7. 7 Taiwan pr. [xí]
气息
qì xī
  1. 1 breath
  2. 2 smell
  3. 3 odor
  4. 4 flavor
无声无息
wú shēng wú xī
  1. 1 wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking
  2. 2 taciturn
  3. 3 not providing any news
窒息
zhì xī
  1. 1 to choke
  2. 2 to stifle
  3. 3 to suffocate
退休
tuì xiū
  1. 1 to retire
  2. 2 retirement (from work)
一醉方休
yī zuì fāng xiū
  1. 1 to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)
  2. 2 to get plastered
不休
bù xiū
  1. 1 endlessly
  2. 2 ceaselessly
不息
bù xī
  1. 1 continually
  2. 2 without a break
  3. 3 ceaselessly

Idioms (17)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一醉方休
yī zuì fāng xiū
  1. 1 to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)
  2. 2 to get plastered
不眠不休
bù mián bù xiū
  1. 1 without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)
仰人鼻息
yǎng rén bí xī
  1. 1 to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living
休戚相关
xiū qī xiāng guān
  1. 1 to share the same interests (idiom)
  2. 2 to be closely related
  3. 3 to be in the same boat
偃旗息鼓
yǎn qí xī gǔ
  1. 1 lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
  2. 2 to give in
姑息养奸
gū xī yǎng jiān
  1. 1 to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
川流不息
chuān liú bù xī
  1. 1 the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
息事宁人
xī shì níng rén
  1. 1 to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)
息息相关
xī xī xiāng guān
  1. 1 closely bound up (idiom); intimately related
案甲休兵
àn jiǎ xiū bīng
  1. 1 to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting
气息奄奄
qì xī yǎn yǎn
  1. 1 to have only a breath of life (idiom)
无休无止
wú xiū wú zhǐ
  1. 1 ceaseless; endless (idiom)
无声无息
wú shēng wú xī
  1. 1 wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking
  2. 2 taciturn
  3. 3 not providing any news
生命不息，战斗不止
shēng mìng bù xī , zhàn dòu bù zhǐ
  1. 1 while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last
瞬息万变
shùn xī wàn biàn
  1. 1 in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change
起居作息
qǐ jū zuò xī
  1. 1 lit. rising and lying down, working and resting (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everyday life
  3. 3 daily routine
  4. 4 to go about one's daily life

Sample Sentences

也许大家需要好好休息一下。
yěxǔ dàjiā xūyào hǎohǎo xiūxi yīxià 。
Maybe everyone should have a rest.
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不是吧，只是比较累而已，好好休息就没事了。
búshi ba ，zhǐshì bǐjiào lèi éryǐ ，hǎohǎo xiūxi jiù méishì le 。
No. You are just tired. A good rest will help.
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好好休息，别担心工作了。快回家吧！再见。
hǎohǎo xiūxi ，bié dānxīn gōngzuò le 。kuài huíjiā ba ！zàijiàn 。
Have a rest. Don’t worry about the job. Get home soon, goodbye.
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当孕妇很累的，你要多休息。爸爸没事可以帮妈妈按摩头部。
dāng yùnfù hěn lèi de ，nǐ yào duō xiūxi 。bàba méi shì kěyǐ bāng māma ànmó tóubù 。
It is exhausting to be pregnant. You should get more rest. Dad can give mom some head massages when you are free.
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对不起，我打岔一下，现在已经是午餐时间了，我们要不要休息一下再继续？
duìbuqǐ ，wǒ dǎchà yīxià ，xiànzài yǐjīng shì wǔcān shíjiān le ，wǒmen yào bù yào xiūxi yīxià zài jìxù ？
Sorry to interrupt. It is already lunchtime. Shall we continue after a break?
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在家里休息，你呢？
zài jiālǐ xiūxi ，nǐ ne ？
I will rest at home, and you?
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不用担心，好好休息。
bùyòng dānxīn ，hǎohǎo xiūxi 。
Don’t worry. Take a good rest.
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别马不停蹄地一直工作，偶尔休息一下也是好的。
bié mǎbùtíngtí de yīzhí gōngzuò ，ǒuěr xiūxi yīxià yě shì hǎo de 。
Don’t work without resting all the time. Taking a rest sometimes is good, too.
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哥伦比亚：民众每年都会庆祝“世界懒惰日”，平日高压工作的人们可以在这一天放松休息。
Gēlúnbǐyà ：mínzhòng měinián dōu huì qìngzhù “shìjièlǎnduòrì ”，píngrì gāoyā gōngzuò de rénmen kěyǐ zài zhè yìtiān fàngsōng xiūxi 。
Colombia: People celebrate "World Lazy Day" every year, and people who work under high pressure on weekdays can relax
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我打算休息。
wǒ dǎsuàn xiūxi 。
I plan to rest.
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