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静养

Word · VerbTraditional靜養

rest quietly; convalesce

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to rest quietly; to convalesce; to recuperate

neutral

Often used for recovering from an illness, surgery, or fatigue in a peaceful environment.

Nǐ你
zhè这
bìng病
xū需
yào要
jìng静
yǎng养
yī一
duàn段
shí时
jiān间
 。

You need to rest quietly for a while with this illness.

Shǒu手
shù术
hòu后
 ,
yī医
shēng生
jiàn建
yì议
tā他
zài在
jiā家
jìng静
yǎng养
yī一
gè个
yuè月
 。

After the surgery, the doctor advised him to convalesce at home for a month.

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Tā他
zuì最
jìn近
gōng工
zuò作
tài太
lèi累
 ,
zhōu周
mò末
dǎ打
suàn算
qù去
shān山
lǐ里
jìng静
yǎng养
liǎng两
tiān天
 。

He's been working too hard lately and plans to go to the mountains to rest quietly for a couple of days this weekend.

Zhè这
gè个
liáo疗
yǎng养
yuàn院
huán环
jìng境
hěn很
hǎo好
 ,
shì适
hé合
bìng病
rén人
jìng静
yǎng养
 。

This sanatorium has a great environment, suitable for patients to recuperate.