HSK 2 vocabulary › 休息
休息
休息 in English: rest; to rest
xiū xi
rest; to rest
How to pronounce 休息
xiū xi (without tone marks: xiu xi). xiū is a first (high, level) tone; xi is a neutral (light, short) tone.
Characters in 休息
休 xiū
to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease
to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease
息 xi
breath; news; interest (on an investment or loan)
breath; news; interest (on an investment or loan)
Example sentences with 休息
| 她们先到附近的医院休息。 | from Help in the Rain |
| 我们坐在学校外面喝水、休息。 | from Basketball and Water |
| 我回家吃了药，喝了很多水，再休息。 | from A Sick Day |
Related words
| 消息 | xiāo xi | news; information | HSK 4 |
| 信息 | xìn xī | information; news | HSK 4 |
| 退休 | tuì xiū | to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement | HSK 5 |
| 休闲 | xiū xián | leisure; relaxation | HSK 5 |
| 利息 | lì xī | interest (on a loan) | HSK 5 |
| 出息 | chū xī | to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism) | HSK 6 |
| 川流不息 | chuān liú bù xī | the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow | HSK 6 |
| 作息 | zuò xī | to work and rest | HSK 6 |