Chinese Word: 息 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

息HSK 2

Pinyin: xī

English Definition: breath; news; interest (on an investment or loan); to cease; to stop; to rest; Taiwan pr. [xi2]

Chinese Definition:
①呼吸时进出的气：鼻息。喘息。叹息。窒息。瞬息万变。
②停止，歇：休息。歇息。息怒。息兵。息事宁人。息止。平息。偃旗息鼓。
③繁殖，滋生：休养生息。滋息。
④音信：消息。信息。
⑤儿女：子息。
⑥利钱：息率。利息。月息。

Antonyms: 作

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 心

Ideographic:To breathe (life, 心) through one's nose 自; 心 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 自 [ zì ] self; private, personal; from
- 心 [ xīn ] heart; mind; soul

Similar Characters: 恴

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信息HSK 4	xìn xī	information; news; message
信息化	xìn xī huà	informatization (the Information Age analog of industrialization)
气息	qì xī	breath; smell; odor; flavor
叹息	tàn xī	to sigh; to gasp (in admiration)
利息HSK 5	lì xī	interest (on a loan); Classifiers: 笔

1		wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 xiū xi 休息 yí huì r 一会儿。 I want to take a break for a bit.
2		wǒ 我 xū yào 需要 xiū xi 休息 yí xià 一下。 I need to take a rest.
3		zhōng yú 终于 kě yǐ 可以 xiū xi 休息 le 了。 Finally, I can rest now.
4		cān tīng 餐厅 zài 在 zhōu rì 周日 xiū xi 休息。 The restaurant is closed on Sundays.
5		nǐ 你 jīn tiān 今天 xiū xi 休息 le 了 ma 吗？ Have you rested today?

1		wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 xiū xi 休息 yí huì r 一会儿。 I want to take a break for a bit.
2		wǒ 我 xū yào 需要 xiū xi 休息 yí xià 一下。 I need to take a rest.
3		zhōng yú 终于 kě yǐ 可以 xiū xi 休息 le 了。 Finally, I can rest now.
4		cān tīng 餐厅 zài 在 zhōu rì 周日 xiū xi 休息。 The restaurant is closed on Sundays.
5		nǐ 你 jīn tiān 今天 xiū xi 休息 le 了 ma 吗？ Have you rested today?