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	xìn xī	information; news; message	HSK 4
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	lì xī	interest (on a loan); Classifiers: 笔	HSK 5

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1		tīng 听 le 了 zhè 这 shāo 稍 xī 息， tā men 他们 fàng xīn 放心 le 了。 They were relieved at the news.
2		wǒ men 我们 shì tú 试图 huò dé 获得 piào xī 票息。 We try to clip coupons.
3		tā 他 bì 闭 le 了 yǎn jīng 眼睛， xī 息 le 了 zá niàn 杂念， píng xīn jìng qì 平心静气 dì 地 zuò 坐 zhe 着。 He closed his eyes to put a stop to all distracting thoughts, sitting there quietly and peacefully.
4		rú guǒ 如果 nǐ 你 zài 在 yùn dòng 运动， tiáo xī 调息， tā 它 jiāng 将 bāng zhù 帮助 nǐ 你 xiǎng shòu 享受 yùn dòng 运动， yīn wèi 因为 tiáo xī 调息 néng 能 shǐ 使 tā 它 jiān chí 坚持 gèng 更 zhǎng 长 shí jiān 时间。 If you are exercising, breathe. It will help you enjoy the exercise, and therefore stick with it for longer.
5		zhè 这 yì wèi zhe 意味着， nǐ 你 de 的 shuāng 双 yǎn 眼 jiù 就 wèi yú 位于 lí 离 tā 她 rǔ tóu 乳头 zhǐ 只 bù 不 guò 过 yī xī 一息 zhī 之 yuǎn 远 de 的 dì fāng 地方， jiù 就 zài 在 nà lǐ 那里 tíng xià 停下 lái 来， rán hòu 然后 zhēng 睁 kāi 开 yòu 又 bì 闭 shàng 上， chàn dòng 颤动 tā men 它们。 This means you position your eyes till they're but a breath away from her nipples and then flutter them open and close.

1		tīng 听 le 了 zhè 这 shāo 稍 xī 息， tā men 他们 fàng xīn 放心 le 了。 They were relieved at the news.
2		wǒ men 我们 shì tú 试图 huò dé 获得 piào xī 票息。 We try to clip coupons.
3		tā 他 bì 闭 le 了 yǎn jīng 眼睛， xī 息 le 了 zá niàn 杂念， píng xīn jìng qì 平心静气 dì 地 zuò 坐 zhe 着。 He closed his eyes to put a stop to all distracting thoughts, sitting there quietly and peacefully.
4		rú guǒ 如果 nǐ 你 zài 在 yùn dòng 运动， tiáo xī 调息， tā 它 jiāng 将 bāng zhù 帮助 nǐ 你 xiǎng shòu 享受 yùn dòng 运动， yīn wèi 因为 tiáo xī 调息 néng 能 shǐ 使 tā 它 jiān chí 坚持 gèng 更 zhǎng 长 shí jiān 时间。 If you are exercising, breathe. It will help you enjoy the exercise, and therefore stick with it for longer.
5		zhè 这 yì wèi zhe 意味着， nǐ 你 de 的 shuāng 双 yǎn 眼 jiù 就 wèi yú 位于 lí 离 tā 她 rǔ tóu 乳头 zhǐ 只 bù 不 guò 过 yī xī 一息 zhī 之 yuǎn 远 de 的 dì fāng 地方， jiù 就 zài 在 nà lǐ 那里 tíng xià 停下 lái 来， rán hòu 然后 zhēng 睁 kāi 开 yòu 又 bì 闭 shàng 上， chàn dòng 颤动 tā men 它们。 This means you position your eyes till they're but a breath away from her nipples and then flutter them open and close.