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生息

shēng xī

2-character word

What 生息 means

1. to inhabit
2. to live (in a habitat)

The characters in 生息

• 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light (a fire)
• 息xībreath; news; interest (on an investment or loan)

Words containing 生息

• 休养生息xiū yǎng shēng xīto recover; to recuperate

Sounds the same

Read shēng xī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 声息sound (often with negative, not a sound); whisper
• 升息(finance) to raise interest rates