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休养生息

Word · VerbTraditional休養生息

recuperate; restore order after war

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to recuperate and rebuild; to allow people to recover after great turmoil by reducing burdens and developing production

formal

Originally a classical policy term describing recovery periods after dynastic changes or wars. Now used metaphorically for any recovery period after major upheaval.

Xīn新
wáng王
cháo朝
jiàn建
lì立
chū初
qī期
 ,
tǒng统
zhì治
zhě者
wǎng往
wǎng往
cǎi采
qǔ取
xiū休
yǎng养
shēng生
xī息
de的
zhèng政
cè策
 。

In the early days of a new dynasty, rulers often adopted policies of recuperation and economic recovery.

Jīng经
guò过
lián连
nián年
zhàn战
luàn乱
 ,
bǎi百
xìng姓
jí亟
xū需
xiū休
yǎng养
shēng生
xī息
 。

After years of successive wars, the people urgently needed time to recuperate and rebuild their lives.

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Jīng经
jì济
wēi危
jī机
zhī之
hòu后
 ,
zhè这
ge个
guó国
jiā家
xū需
yào要
yī一
duàn段
shí时
jiān间
xiū休
yǎng养
shēng生
xī息
 。

After the economic crisis, this country needed a period of time to recuperate and recover.