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歇
Pinyin: xiē
English Definition: to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while
Chinese Definition:
①休息：歇憩。歇脚。歇晌。安歇。歇凉。歇心。
②停止：歇止。歇业。歇工。停歇。间歇。歇班。歇后语。
③很短的一段时间：过了一歇。
Total strokes: 13; Radical: 欠
Pictophonetic: 曷 indicates the sound; 欠 (yawn) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 曷 [ hé ] what, why, where, which, how
    • 欠 [ qiàn ] to lack, to owe; to breathe, to yawn
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Example Words
间歇 jiàn xiē to stop in the middle of sth; intermittent; intermittence
歇斯底里 xiē sī dǐ lǐ hysteria (loanword); hysterical
停歇 tíng xiē to stop for a rest
歇脚 xiē jiǎo to stop on the way for a rest
歇业 xiē yè to close down (temporarily or permanently); to go out of business
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