休
Meanings
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- 1.surname Xiu
- 1.to rest
- 2.to stop doing sth for a period of time
- 3.to cease
- 4.(imperative) don't
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Wiktionary
- 1.to rest; to relax
- 2.joyous; happy
- 3.glory; virtue; goodness (what is worthy of praise and celebration)
- 4.bliss; auspicious omen
- 5.to stop; to cease
- 6.to retire
- 7.to cast off one’s wife and send her home; to divorce one's wife
- 8.do not; don't
- 9.a surname
- 10.a transliteration of the English male given name Hugh
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Etymology
Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 人 (“man”) + 木 (“tree”) – a man leaning against a tree, resting.
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Stroke order
Components
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Example sentences
我只想休養。
I just want to rest.
他65岁退了休。
He retired at the age of 65.
他休了一周的假。
He took a week off.
汤姆在休一天假。
Tom is taking a day off.
你有很多休閒時間嗎？
Do you have a lot of time to relax?
上週我休了一天的假。
I took a day off last week.
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Derived terms
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Related words
休息 rest退休 to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement休闲 leisure休假 to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave休克 (medicine) (loanword) shock; to go into shock休想 don't think (that)罢休 to give up休养 to recuperate休眠 (biology) dormant休市 to close the market (for a holiday or overnight etc)且休 rest for now休会 to adjourn