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歇息

xiē xi

2-character word

What 歇息 means

1. to have a rest
2. to stay for the night
3. to go to bed
4. to sleep

The characters in 歇息

• 歇xiēto rest; to take a break; to stop
• 息xībreath; news; interest (on an investment or loan)

Example sentences

• 你看起来累了。你该歇息一会儿了。
  Nǐ kànqǐlai lèi le. Nǐ gāi xiēxi yīhuìr le.
  You look tired. You should rest a little.
• 每一天都是一生；每一次起床醒来都是次微小的新生，每个清新的早晨都带着点青春，每次歇息和睡眠都是次小小的死亡。
  Měi yī tiān dōu shì yīshēng; měi yīcì qǐchuáng xǐnglái dōu shì cì wēixiǎo de xīnshēng, měi gè qīngxīn de zǎochén dōu dài zhe diǎn qīngchūn, měicì xiēxi hé shuìmián dōu shì cì xiǎoxiǎo de sǐwáng.
  Each day is a little life; every waking and rising a little birth; every fresh morning a little youth; every going to rest and sleep a little death.