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Meaning of 休

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Pinyin: xiū
English Definition: to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease; (imperative) don't
Chinese Definition:
①歇息:休整。休假。休闲。离休。
②停止:休业。
③完结(多指失败或死亡)。
④旧指丈夫把妻子赶回母家,断绝夫妻关系:休妻。
⑤不要:休想。休提。
⑥吉庆,美善,福禄:休咎(吉凶)。
⑦助词,用于语末,与“罢”、“了”等用法相当:归休。
⑧辞去官职:休官。
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Total strokes: 6; Radical:
Ideographic: A person leaning against a tree
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ rén ] man, person; people
    • [ ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
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Example Words
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 xiū to retire; to leave work and rest (euphemism for compulsory retirement of old cadres)
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Example Sentences
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.