Chinese Word: 歇 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

歇HSK 5

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

Similar Characters: 歐

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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HSK 5	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

1		tā 他 yì zhí 一直 zài 在 xíng dòng 行动， cóng bù 从不 tíng xiē 停歇。 He kept on working without stopping.
2		pǎo 跑 le 了 jǐ 几 gōng lǐ 公里 hòu 后， wǒ 我 xū yào 需要 xiē 歇 yí xià 一下。 After running a few kilometers, I need to take a break.
3		cóng qián 从前， wǒ 我 néng gòu 能够 pǎo 跑 10 gōng lǐ 公里 méi yǒu 没有 tíng xiē 停歇。 In the past, I could run 10 kilometers without stopping.
4		tā 他 xǐ huan 喜欢 zhǎo 找 yī gè 一个 ān jìng 安静 de 的 jiǎo luò 角落 xiē xi 歇息。 He likes to find a quiet corner to rest.
5		zhè ge 这个 gōng zuò 工作 hěn 很 xīn kǔ 辛苦， wǒ men 我们 yīng gāi 应该 ràng 让 zì jǐ 自己 xiē yī xiē 歇一歇。 This job is tough, we should take a break and rest.

1		tā 他 yì zhí 一直 zài 在 xíng dòng 行动， cóng bù 从不 tíng xiē 停歇。 He kept on working without stopping.
2		pǎo 跑 le 了 jǐ 几 gōng lǐ 公里 hòu 后， wǒ 我 xū yào 需要 xiē 歇 yí xià 一下。 After running a few kilometers, I need to take a break.
3		cóng qián 从前， wǒ 我 néng gòu 能够 pǎo 跑 10 gōng lǐ 公里 méi yǒu 没有 tíng xiē 停歇。 In the past, I could run 10 kilometers without stopping.
4		tā 他 xǐ huan 喜欢 zhǎo 找 yī gè 一个 ān jìng 安静 de 的 jiǎo luò 角落 xiē xi 歇息。 He likes to find a quiet corner to rest.
5		zhè ge 这个 gōng zuò 工作 hěn 很 xīn kǔ 辛苦， wǒ men 我们 yīng gāi 应该 ràng 让 zì jǐ 自己 xiē yī xiē 歇一歇。 This job is tough, we should take a break and rest.