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歇

xiē · xie

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Meaning

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  1. to rest
  2. to take a break
  3. to stop
  4. to halt
  5. (dialect) to sleep
  6. a moment
  7. a short while
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  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)爬(pá)了(le)两个(liǎnggè)小时(xiǎoshí)了(le)，歇(xiē)一会儿(yīhuìr)吧(ba)。

    We have climbed for two hours. Let us rest a while.

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)歇歇(xiēxiē)。

    OK, I want to rest too.

  3. Liangliang

    这里(zhèlǐ)有(yǒu)椅子(yǐzi)，坐下(zuòxia)歇(xiē)吧(ba)。

    There is a bench here. Sit down and rest.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)别(bié)歇(xiē)太(tài)久(jiǔ)，天(tiān)快(kuài)黑(hēi)了(le)。

    Do not rest too long. It will be dark soon.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，就(jiù)歇(xiē)五(wǔ)分钟(fēnzhōng)。

    OK, just five minutes of rest.

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)说(shuō)五(wǔ)分钟(fēnzhōng)，已经(yǐjīng)歇(xiē)了(le)四十(sìshí)分钟(fēnzhōng)了(le)！

    You said five minutes, and you have rested forty already!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

因(yīn)为(wèi)天(tiān)气(qì)很(hěn)热(rè)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)我(wǒ)就(jiù)走(zǒu)到(dào)阴(yīn)凉(liáng)的(de)地(dì)方(fang)歇(xiē)了(le)一(yí)会(huì)儿(r)。

It was so hot that I got into the shade and took a rest.

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02

走(zǒu)累(lèi)了(le)就(jiù)坐(zuò)下(xià)来(lái)歇(xiē)一(yi)歇(xiē)，别(bié)硬(yìng)撑(chēng)着(zhe)。

If you're tired from walking, sit down and rest a bit; don't force yourself to keep going.

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