rest; take a break; sleep (dialect)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to rest; to take a break; to pause from work, study or activities
Often reduplicated as 休息休息 (xiū xi xiū xi) or used with 一下 to indicate a short duration.
Zǒu走
lèi累
le了
，
zhǎo找
gè个
dì地
fāng方
xiū休
xi息
yí一
xià下
。
I'm tired from walking; let's find a place to rest for a bit.
Jì既
yào要
yǒu有
jǐn紧
zhāng张
de的
gōng工
zuò作
，
yòu又
yào要
yǒu有
shì适
dàng当
de的
xiū休
xi息
。
You need both intense work and appropriate rest.
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Wǒ我
xiǎng想
xiū休
xi息
yí一
huì会
r儿
。
I want to rest for a while.
Yī医
shēng生
ràng让
tā他
wò卧
chuáng床
xiū休
xi息
。
The doctor told him to rest in bed.
verb
to sleep (dialectal usage)
dialectUsed in some northern dialects to mean 'sleep' rather than just 'rest'.
Yè夜
lǐ里
xiū休
xi息
bù不
hǎo好
，
bái白
tiān天
yě也
méi没
jīng精
shén神
。
If you don't sleep well at night, you won't have energy during the day.
Zhè这
me么
wǎn晚
le了
，
hái还
méi没
xiū休
xi息
？
It's so late, haven't you gone to sleep yet?
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Nǐ你
zuó昨
tiān天
jǐ几
diǎn点
xiū休
xi息
de的
？
What time did you go to sleep yesterday?