休 meaning and pronunciation

休
Simplified/traditional character

休 English definition

xiū
  • to rest
  • to stop doing sth for a period of time
  • to cease
  • (imperative) don't

HSK levels

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • 修 : to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class);
  • 咻 : call out; jeer;
  • 庥 : protection; shade;
  • 羞 : shy; ashamed; shame; bashful; variant of 饈|馐[xiu1]; delicacies;
  • 脩 : repair
  • 茠 : to weed; to eradicate;
  • 馐 : delicacies;
  • 髹 : red lacquer; to lacquer;
  • 鸺 : owl;

Sentences examples with 休

  • 看完报纸休息。
    Kàn wán bàozhǐ xiūxí.
  • 我想休息几分钟。
    Wǒ xiǎng xiūxí jǐ fēnzhōng.
  • 我累了，想休息。
    Wǒ lèile, xiǎng xiūxí.
  • 太累了，让我休息一下。
    Tài lèile, ràng wǒ xiūxí yīxià.
  • 请不要影响别人休息。
    Qǐng bùyào yǐngxiǎng biérén xiūxí.

Words containing 休, by HSK level

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