休息

HSK level

Traditional form

休息 xiūxi

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

休 Xiū

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts a person (亻 rén ) leaning on a tree (木 Mù ) to rest (休 Xiū ).

Positional decomposition

⿰亻木

Number of Strokes

6

息 xī

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of air going into the nose (自 zì ). The lines representing breath were later reanalyzed as 心 xīn (heart).

Positional decomposition

⿱自心

Number of Strokes

10

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当 dāng 所有 suǒyǒu 的 de 庄稼 zhuāngjia 都 dōu 安全 ānquán 入仓后 Hòu , 农民 nóngmín 们 men 便 biàn 可以 kěyǐ 休息 xiūxi 了 le .

When all the crops are safely gathered in, the farmers can rest.

她 tā 感到 gǎn dào 又 yòu 累 lěi 又 yòu 渴 kě , 需要 xūyào 彻底 chèdǐ 休息 xiūxi .

She felt very tired and thirsty, so she needed thorough rest.

[谚 yàn ]肚子 dùzi 饱 bǎo 了 le , 骨头 gǔtou 就 jiù 想 xiǎng 休息 xiūxi ;腹饱思 sī 睡 shuì .

When the belly is full, the bones would be at rest.

我 wǒ 感到 gǎn dào 有点 yǒu diǎn 又 yòu 饥又渴 kě , 我们 wǒmen 休息 xiūxi 一下 yīxià 好 hǎo 吗 mǎ ?

I feel a but thirsty and hungry, Shall we have a rest?

每个人 rén 划 huá 了 le 一 yī 小时 xiǎoshí 桨 jiǎng ,然后 ránhòu 休息 xiūxi .

Each man had a paddle for an hour and then a rest.

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 休息 xiūxi and their own compounds.

休 Xiū

亻 rén

人 rén

木 Mù

息 xī

自 zì

目 mù , 丶 diǎn

心 xīn

See all 19 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 休息 xiūxi in their composition.

休 Xiū

咻 xiū , 庥 xiū , 恘 qiū , 烋 xiāo , 茠 xiū , 貅 xiū , 髹 xiū , 鸺 xiū , 恷, 烌, 銝, 鮴, 鵂 xiū

息 xī

熄 xī , 媳 xí , 螅 xī , 瘜 xī , 鎴 xí , 蒠

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