to rest (v.)
HSK 2
Traditional
休息 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
我们需要休息一下。 wǒmen xūyào xiūxi yīxià. - We need to rest for a while.
他休息了一个小时。 tā xiūxile yī gè xiǎoshí. - He rested for an hour.
现在是休息时间。 xiànzài shì xiūxi shíjiān. - Now is the time to rest.
你需要休息。 nǐ xūyào xiūxi. - You need to rest.
她在休息。 tā zài xiūxi. - She is resting.
Characters
休 xiū - rest; cast off one's wife and send her home; don't |
息 xī - to rest; to cease; to multiply; breath; interest; news; (lit.) young offspring |