休息

xiūxi

rest; to rest

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 1

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Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

休
  • 休假xiūjiàto go on vacationB3
  • 退休tuìxiūto retire (from the workforce)B5
  • 休闲xiūxiánleisureB5
  • 罢休bàxiūto give upB7
  • 休克xiūkè(medicine) (loanword) shockB7
  • 休眠xiūmián(biology) dormantB7
  • 休想xiūxiǎngdon't think (that)B7
息
  • 消息xiāoxi(piece of) newsB4
  • 信息xìnxīinformationB4
  • 利息lìxīinterest (on a loan)B6
  • 出息chūxifuture prospectsB7
  • 川流不息chuānliú-bùxīthe stream flows without stopping (idiom)B7
  • 喘息chuǎnxīto gasp for breathB7
  • 经久不息jīngjiǔ-bùxī(idiom) prolonged (applause, cheering etc)B7

See it in sentences

今天在家休息。

I am resting at home today.

我们休息一下吧。

Let us take a short break.