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小憩

xiǎo qì

2-character word

What 小憩 means

1. to rest for a bit
2. to take a breather

The characters in 小憩

• 小xiǎosmall; tiny; few
• 憩qìto rest

Example sentences

• 汤姆很经常在午饭后小憩一小时。
  Tāngmǔ hěn jīngcháng zài wǔfàn hòu xiǎoqì yī xiǎoshí.
  Tom very often takes a nap for an hour after lunch.

Sounds the same

Read xiǎo qì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 小气stingy; miserly; narrow-minded