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干休
gān xiū
Pinyin
Definition
干休
-
gān xiū
to let matters rest
Character Decomposition
干
干
休
亻
木
Related Words
(20)
干
gān
1
old variant of 乾|干[gān]
干净
gān jìng
1
clean
2
neat
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
干什么
gàn shén me
1
what are you doing?
2
what's he up to?
干嘛
gàn má
1
what are you doing?
2
whatever for?
3
why on earth?
干活
gàn huó
1
to work
2
to be employed
干妈
gān mā
1
adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
干杯
gān bēi
1
to drink a toast
2
Cheers! (proposing a toast)
3
Here's to you!
4
Bottoms up!
5
lit. dry cup
干果
gān guǒ
1
dried fruit
2
dry fruits (nuts etc)
干枯
gān kū
1
withered
2
dried up
干洗
gān xǐ
1
to dry clean
2
dry cleaning
干涸
gān hé
1
to dry up
干涩
gān sè
1
dry and rough (skin)
2
hoarse (voice)
3
dry and heavy (style)
干煸
gān biān
1
to stir-fry with oil only (no addition of water)
干燥
gān zào
1
to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc)
2
desiccation
3
dull
4
uninteresting
5
arid
干爹
gān diē
1
adoptive father (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
干爽
gān shuǎng
1
dry and clean
2
clear and fresh
干瞪眼
gān dèng yǎn
1
to watch helplessly
干粮
gān liáng
1
rations (to take on expedition)
Idioms
(18)
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
一干二净
yī gān èr jìng
1
thoroughly (idiom)
2
completely
3
one and all
4
very clean
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)
乳臭未干
rǔ xiù wèi gān
1
smell of mother's milk not yet dried (idiom); immature and inexperienced
2
still wet behind the ears
干打雷,不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ
1
all thunder but no rain (idiom)
2
a lot of noise but no action
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
化干戈为玉帛
huà gān gē wéi yù bó
1
lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom)
2
fig. to turn hostility into friendship
口干舌燥
kǒu gān shé zào
1
lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
唾面自干
tuò miàn zì gān
1
to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek
2
to drain the cup of humiliation
埋头苦干
mái tóu kǔ gàn
1
to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work
2
to make an all-out effort
3
up to the neck in work
外强中干
wài qiáng zhōng gān
1
strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom)
大动干戈
dà dòng gān gē
1
to go to war (idiom)
2
to make a big fuss over sth
案甲休兵
àn jiǎ xiū bīng
1
to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting
烈火干柴
liè huǒ gān chái
1
lit. intense fire to dry wood (idiom); inferno in a woodpile
2
fig. consuming passion between lovers
无休无止
wú xiū wú zhǐ
1
ceaseless; endless (idiom)
精明强干
jīng míng qiáng gàn
1
intelligent and capable (idiom)
豪气干云
háo qì gān yún
1
lit. heroism reaching to the clouds (idiom)
Sample Sentences