休息 Chinese English dictionary 休息 translate 休息 pinyin

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休息

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
休息 xiūxi	休息 \| 休息* \| *休息	rest / to rest	HSK 1

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
休	休 \| 休* \| *休	6画人亻 + 4	xiū	rest, stop; retire; do not!	jau1	2429.0 OD


息	息 \| 息* \| *息	10画心忄 + 6	xī	rest, put stop to, end, cease	sik1	2633.0 HUP

Word decomposition:

Simplified		English Definition
休息 xiūxi	休息 \| 休息* \| *休息	rest / to rest


休 Xiū	休 \| 休* \| *休	surname Xiu


休 xiū	休 \| 休* \| *休	to rest / to stop doing sth for a period of time / to cease / (imperative) don't


息　xī	息 \| 息* \| *息	breath / news / interest (on an investment or loan) / to cease / to stop / to rest / Taiwan pr. [xi2]