休

Stroke order

Example sentences

• 我们可以休息。

  Wǒ men kě yǐ xiū xi

  We can rest.

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• 我想休息一下。

  Wǒ xiǎng xiū xi yī xià

  I feel like a rest.

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• 现在休息一下。

  Xiàn zài xiū xi yī xià

  Let's take a break now.

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• 他休息了一会儿。

  Tā xiū xi le yī huì r

  He rested for a while.

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Words containing 休

• 休息xiū xi 1–5rest; to rest
• 休假xiū jià 1–4 to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave
• 退休tuì xiū 4–1 to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement
• 休闲xiū xián 1–2 leisure; relaxation; not working; idle; to enjoy leisure; to lie fallow
• 休养xiū yǎng 1–3 to recuperate; to recover; to convalesce
• 休克xiū kè 1–4 shock (loanword); to go into shock
• 休想xiū xiǎng 1–3 don't think (that); don't imagine (that)
• 罢休bà xiū 4–1 to give up; to abandon (a goal etc); to let sth go; forget it; let the matter drop
• 退休金tuì xiū jīn 4–1–1retirement pay; pension
• 休眠xiū mián 1–2 to be dormant (biology); inactive (volcano); to hibernate (computing)