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休息

xiū xi · xiu xi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. rest
  2. to rest
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Resting is my sport

  1. Liangliang

    我的(wǒde)腿(tuǐ)疼(téng)。我们(wǒmen)休息(xiūxi)一下(yīxià)吧(ba)？

    My legs hurt. Can we rest?

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)。去(qù)那边(nàbian)的(de)长椅(chángyǐ)休息(xiūxi)吧(ba)。

    Sure. Let us rest on that bench.

  3. Liangliang

    啊(a)，真(zhēn)舒服(shūfu)。我们(wǒmen)休息(xiūxi)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)。

    Ah, this is nice. Let us rest for ten minutes.

  4. Dengdeng

    十分钟(shífēnzhōng)？我们(wǒmen)才(cái)走了(zǒule)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)。

    Ten minutes? We only walked for five.

  5. Liangliang

    走路(zǒulù)很累(hěnlèi)。我的(wǒde)运动(yùndòng)是(shì)休息(xiūxi)。

    Walking is tiring. Resting is my sport.

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Usage

休息 means to rest or take a break. It also describes time off work.

In a sentence

2 examples
01

走(zǒu)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)小(xiǎo)时(shí)后(hòu)，我(wǒ)们(men)停(tíng)下(xià)来(lái)休(xiū)息(xi)。

After walking for an hour, we stopped to take a rest.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

医(yī)生(shēng)坚(jiān)持(chí)病(bìng)人(rén)获(huò)得(dé)充(chōng)分(fèn)的(de)休(xiū)息(xi)。

The doctor insisted that the patient get plenty of rest.

Tatoeba: Chinese by basilhan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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休
xiū

to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time

息
xī

breath; news

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