午休
wǔ xiū
Pinyin

Definition

午休
 - 
wǔ xiū
  1. noon break
  2. lunch break
  3. lunchtime nap

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

下午
xià wǔ
  1. 1 afternoon
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
  3. 3 p.m.
中午
zhōng wǔ
  1. 1 noon
  2. 2 midday
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
休息
xiū xi
  1. 1 rest
  2. 2 to rest
上午
shàng wǔ
  1. 1 morning
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
休
Xiū
  1. 1 surname Xiu

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

哇，在看书呢！午休时间还要充电，有前途！
wā ，zài kàn shū ne ！wǔxiū shíjiān hái yào chōngdiàn ，yǒu qiántú ！
Hey, you're reading! Recharging your batteries during your lunch break--you'll go far!
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最近在追一个美剧，正好趁午休的时候看一集。家里网速跟蜗牛一样慢。
zuìjìn zài zhuī yī gè měijù ，zhènghǎo chèn wǔxiū de shíhou kàn yī jí 。jiālǐ wǎngsù gēn wōniú yīyàng màn 。
I've been following an American show lately. I might as well take advantage of our lunchbreak and watch an episode. The internet at my house is as slow as a snail.
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