将息 (將息)
jiāng xī
Pinyin
Definition
将息 (將息)
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- (literary) to rest
- to recuperate
Character Decomposition
Idioms (11)
仰人鼻息
- 1 to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living
偃旗息鼓
- 1 lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
- 2 to give in
姑息养奸
- 1 to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
川流不息
- 1 the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
息事宁人
- 1 to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)
Sample Sentences
乍暧还寒时候,最难将息。
With the warm and cold spells of the season, it's hard to look after one's health.