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倒休
dǎo xiū
Pinyin
Definition
倒休
-
dǎo xiū
to shift holidays, taking a weekday off
Character Decomposition
倒
亻
至
刂
休
亻
木
Related Words
(20)
休息
xiū xi
1
rest
2
to rest
休闲
xiū xián
1
leisure
2
relaxation
3
not working
4
idle
5
to enjoy leisure
6
to lie fallow
倒
dǎo
1
to fall
2
to collapse
3
to lie horizontally
4
to overthrow
5
to fail
6
to go bankrupt
7
to change (trains or buses)
8
to move around
9
to resell at a profit
倒霉
dǎo méi
1
to have bad luck
2
to be out of luck
一边倒
yī biān dǎo
1
to have the advantage overwhelmingly on one side
2
to support unconditionally
休
Xiū
1
surname Xiu
休假
xiū jià
1
to take a vacation
2
to go on holiday
休息室
xiū xī shì
1
lobby
2
lounge
休闲裤
xiū xián kù
1
casual pants
休养
xiū yǎng
1
to recuperate
2
to recover
3
to convalesce
倒下
dǎo xià
1
to collapse
2
to topple over
倒地
dǎo dì
1
to fall to the ground
倒影
dào yǐng
1
inverted image
2
reversed image (e.g. upside down)
倒数
dào shǔ
1
to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)
2
to count down
3
from the bottom (lines on a page)
4
from the back (rows of seats)
倒流
dào liú
1
to flow backwards
2
reverse flow
倒计时
dào jì shí
1
to count down
2
countdown
倒贴
dào tiē
1
to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taking my money)
倒车
dǎo chē
1
to change buses, trains etc
倒退
dào tuì
1
to fall back
2
to go in reverse
倒闭
dǎo bì
1
to go bankrupt
2
to close down
Idioms
(20)
一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
1
don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
2
Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
3
in for a penny, in for a pound
一醉方休
yī zuì fāng xiū
1
to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)
2
to get plastered
不眠不休
bù mián bù xiū
1
without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)
休戚相关
xiū qī xiāng guān
1
to share the same interests (idiom)
2
to be closely related
3
to be in the same boat
倒悬之危
dào xuán zhī wēi
1
lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
2
dire straits
倒悬之急
dào xuán zhī jí
1
lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
2
dire straits
倒悬之苦
dào xuán zhī kǔ
1
lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
2
dire straits
倒打一耙
dào dǎ yī pá
1
lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counterattack
2
to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)
倒行逆施
dào xíng nì shī
1
to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
2
to try to turn back history
3
a perverse way of doing things
兵败如山倒
bīng bài rú shān dǎo
1
troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse
好心倒做了驴肝肺
hǎo xīn dào zuò le lu:2 gān fēi
1
lit. to mistake good intentions for a donkey's liver and lungs (idiom)
2
fig. to mistake good intentions for ill intent
投机倒把
tóu jī dǎo bǎ
1
speculation and profiteering (idiom); buying and selling on speculation
排山倒海
pái shān dǎo hǎi
1
lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering
2
fig. gigantic
3
of spectacular significance
本末倒置
běn mò dào zhì
1
lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
2
to stress the incidental over the fundamental
3
to put the cart before the horse
东倒西歪
dōng dǎo xī wāi
1
to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
2
to sway
3
(of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle
案甲休兵
àn jiǎ xiū bīng
1
to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting
树倒猢狲散
shù dǎo hú sūn sàn
1
When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom); fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause
2
Rats leave a sinking ship.
无休无止
wú xiū wú zhǐ
1
ceaseless; endless (idiom)
病来如山倒，病去如抽丝
bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sī
1
sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly
神魂颠倒
shén hún diān dǎo
1
lit. spirit and soul upside down (idiom); infatuated and head over heels in love
2
fascinated
3
captivated
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