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休息

xiū xi

Old HSK 2 HSK 3.0 level 1 2-character word

休息 (xiū xi) means "rest; to rest". It is an HSK 3.0 level 1 word, and was HSK 2 in the old six-level list.

What 休息 means

1. rest
2. to rest

The characters in 休息

• 休xiūto rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease
• 息xībreath; news; interest (on an investment or loan)

Example sentences

• 休息好吗？
  Did you have a good rest?
• 我在休息。
  I'm resting.
• 休息一下。
  Relax a moment.
• 你想休息吗？
  Do you feel like resting?
• 休息结束了！
  Rest time's over!
• 休息10分钟
  Let's take a 10-minute break.

Words starting with 休息

• 休息室xiū xī shìlobby; lounge

Words containing 休息

• 公共休息室gōng gòng xiū xī shìshared lounge; common room

Where 休息 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Sports and Hobbies (HSK 2), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 2 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read xiū xi correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.