xiū

to rest

surname Xiu; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease; (imperative) don't

person (亻) + tree (木) = leaning against a tree to rest

The image is ancient and immediate: a person leaning against a tree, pausing in the shade. Both components carry the meaning — the human needs the tree to rest.

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A personSemantic
TreeSemantic

你工作了很久,该息一下了。

nǐ gōng zuò le hěn jiǔ,gāi xiū xi yī xià le。

You have worked for a long time; you should rest for a bit.

医生让他养几个月,不能太劳累。

yī shēng ràng tā xiū yǎng jǐ gè yuè,bù néng tài láo lèi。

The doctor told him to recuperate for a few months and not to overexert himself.

Words with 休

周休二日

zhōu xiū èr rì

(Tw) two-day weekend (usually Saturday and Sunday)

过敏性休克

guò mǐn xìng xiū kè

anaphylactic shock

双休

shuāng xiū

two-day weekend (abbr. for 雙休日|双休日[shuang1 xiu1 ri4])

双休日

shuāng xiū rì

two-day weekend

离休

lí xiū

to retire

一不做,二不休

yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū

lit. either don't do it, or don't rest (idiom)

一醉方休

yī zuì fāng xiū

to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)

不休

bù xiū

endlessly

不死不休

bù sǐ bù xiū

to fight to one's last gasp

不眠不休

bù mián bù xiū

without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)

且休

qiě xiū

rest for now

乞休

qǐ xiū

to request permission to resign from an official position (old)

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