休息

xiūxi

to rest; rest

verbHSK 3.0 word list · Band 1
Dictionary entry

rest; to rest

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself stroke by stroke, then hands you the brush to trace it yourself.

休
息

See it in sentences

今天在家休息。

Jīntiān zài jiā xiūxi.

English

I am resting at home today.

我们休息一下吧。

Wǒmen xiūxi yíxià ba.

English

Let us take a short break.

Goes with

  • 休息一下take a break
  • 休息了took a rest

Opposite

工作gōngzuò
Built with this character · 14 words

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

休
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