休息 | xiū xi | rest; to rest | |
退休 | tuì xiū | to retire; retirement (from work) | |
休闲 | xiū xián | leisure; relaxation; not working; idle; to enjoy leisure; to lie fallow | |
休假 | xiū jià | to take a vacation; to go on holiday | |
离休 | lí xiū | to retire; to leave work and rest (euphemism for compulsory retirement of old cadres) |
1 | She dunned her husband for some money. | |
2 | Jim and Sue were partnered for the dance. | |
3 | The old granny talked endlessly, but we listened to her with great patience. | |
4 | He said that the Exhibition of Terra Cotta Warriors provided an excellent opportunity for him and the people of Houston. | |
5 | "In his, Hume's, mind," was the reply."And Hume's mind was the same as yours, with this difference: he was wise enough to admit there was no answering Berkeley. |