休
xiū
Pinyin

Definition

休
 - 
xiū
  1. to rest
  2. to stop doing sth for a period of time
  3. to cease
  4. (imperative) don't
休
 - 
Xiū
  1. surname Xiu

Character Decomposition

Compounds (5)

咻
xiū
  1. 1 call out
  2. 2 jeer
庥
xiū
  1. 1 protection
  2. 2 shade
鸺
xiū
  1. 1 owl
髹
xiū
  1. 1 red lacquer
  2. 2 to lacquer
貅
xiū
  1. 1 see also: 貔貅 pí xiū
  2. 2 composite mythical animal (originally 貅 was the female)

Related Words (20)

休息
xiū xi
  1. 1 rest
  2. 2 to rest
休
Xiū
  1. 1 surname Xiu
休假
xiū jià
  1. 1 to take a vacation
  2. 2 to go on holiday
休闲
xiū xián
  1. 1 leisure
  2. 2 relaxation
  3. 3 not working
  4. 4 idle
  5. 5 to enjoy leisure
  6. 6 to lie fallow
午休
wǔ xiū
  1. 1 noon break
  2. 2 lunch break
  3. 3 lunchtime nap

Idioms (6)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一醉方休
yī zuì fāng xiū
  1. 1 to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)
  2. 2 to get plastered
不眠不休
bù mián bù xiū
  1. 1 without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)
休戚相关
xiū qī xiāng guān
  1. 1 to share the same interests (idiom)
  2. 2 to be closely related
  3. 3 to be in the same boat
案甲休兵
àn jiǎ xiū bīng
  1. 1 to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting

Sample Sentences

也许大家需要好好休息一下。
yěxǔ dàjiā xūyào hǎohǎo xiūxi yīxià 。
Maybe everyone should have a rest.
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不是吧，只是比较累而已，好好休息就没事了。
búshi ba ，zhǐshì bǐjiào lèi éryǐ ，hǎohǎo xiūxi jiù méishì le 。
No. You are just tired. A good rest will help.
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他上次从高处跌下去之后，就被送到综合医院休养了，要一起去探病吗？
tā shàngcì cóng gāochù diē xiàqù zhīhòu ，jiù bèi sòngdào zōnghé yīyuàn xiūyǎng le ，yào yīqǐ qù tànbìng ma ？
Since the last time he fell from a height, he was sent to a general hospital to recover. Do you want to visit him together?
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好好休息，别担心工作了。快回家吧！再见。
hǎohǎo xiūxi ，bié dānxīn gōngzuò le 。kuài huíjiā ba ！zàijiàn 。
Have a rest. Don’t worry about the job. Get home soon, goodbye.
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当孕妇很累的，你要多休息。爸爸没事可以帮妈妈按摩头部。
dāng yùnfù hěn lèi de ，nǐ yào duō xiūxi 。bàba méi shì kěyǐ bāng māma ànmó tóubù 。
It is exhausting to be pregnant. You should get more rest. Dad can give mom some head massages when you are free.
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她穿得很休闲。
tā chuān de hěn xiūxián 。
She dresses casually.
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对不起，我打岔一下，现在已经是午餐时间了，我们要不要休息一下再继续？
duìbuqǐ ，wǒ dǎchà yīxià ，xiànzài yǐjīng shì wǔcān shíjiān le ，wǒmen yào bù yào xiūxi yīxià zài jìxù ？
Sorry to interrupt. It is already lunchtime. Shall we continue after a break?
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在家里休息，你呢？
zài jiālǐ xiūxi ，nǐ ne ？
I will rest at home, and you?
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不用担心，好好休息。
bùyòng dānxīn ，hǎohǎo xiūxi 。
Don’t worry. Take a good rest.
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我明天休假，但经理明天就要看财务报表。你能帮我交给他吗？
wǒ míngtiān xiūjià ，dàn jīnglǐ míngtiān jiù yào kàn cáiwù bàobiǎo 。nǐ néng bāng wǒ jiāo gěi tā ma ？
I am taking a day off tomorrow but the manager wants to look at the financial report tomorrow. Can you hand over the financial report to him for me?
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