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休 Xiū

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Xiū | Xiu1
English translation
surname Xiu
to rest
to stop doing sth for a period of time
to cease
(imperative) don't
to rest; to stop; to retire

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About 休 Xiū

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

休 Xiū

Contains the radical

亻 rén

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

A person 亻 rén leaning against a tree 木 Mù

Etymology of 休 Xiū

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿰亻木

Explanation

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

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Example sentences using 休 Xiū

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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.

Words with 休 Xiū

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
休息 xiūxi rest休息 xiūxi
休闲 xiūxián leisure休閒
退休 tuìxiū to retire退休 tuìxiū
休 Xiū to rest休 Xiū
休假 xiū jià to take a vacation休假 xiū jià
休息室 xiū xī shì lobby休息室 xiū xī shì
休克 xiū kè shock (loanword)休克 xiū kè
休想 xiū xiǎng don't think (that)休想 xiū xiǎng
不休 bù xiū endlessly不休 bù xiū
罢休 bà xiū to give up罷休
休庭 xiū tíng to adjourn (law)休庭 xiū tíng
喋喋不休 dié dié bù xiū to chatter or jabber on and on喋喋不休 dié dié bù xiū
休斯顿 Xiū sī dùn Houston休斯頓
退休金 tuì xiū jīn pension退休金 tuì xiū jīn
休养 xiū yǎng to recuperate休養
午休 wǔ xiū noon break午休 wǔ xiū
休斯敦 Xiū sī dūn Houston, Texas休斯敦 Xiū sī dūn
休整 xiū zhěng to rest and reorganize (military)休整 xiū zhěng
双休日 shuāng xiū rì two-day weekend雙休日
休战 xiū zhàn armistice休戰
休学 xiū xué to defer study休學
离休 lí xiū to retire離休
休眠 xiū mián inactive (volcano)休眠 xiū mián
休止 xiū zhǐ to stop休止 xiū zhǐ

休 Xiū Decomposition & Compounds

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休 Xiū Decomposition

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休 Xiū Compounds

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