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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 休息 [xiūxi]
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verb
rest
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1.
verb
rest
Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 休息 [xiūxi]
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动
暂停工作、学习或体力活动,使体力和精神得到恢复
- 注意适当休息。
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动
暂停工作、学习或体力活动,使体力和精神得到恢复
Examples
- 我们劝他休息，他怎么也不依。
- We advised him to have a rest, but he simply wouldn't hear of it. → 不依
- 在地头休息一会儿
- rest for a moment at the edge of a field (while doing farm work) → 地头
- 大家坐在风凉的地方休息。
- All of us were sitting in a cool place for a rest. → 风凉
- 快休息吧，明天一早还要赶路呢。
- Let's go to bed right away. We must push on with our journey early tomorrow morning. → 赶路
- 医生叫她卧床休息。
- The doctor ordered her to stay in bed. → 叫
- 队伍解散后，战士们都在操场上休息。
- After they were dismissed, the soldiers had a rest on the drill ground. → 解散
- 你累了一天，该休息了。
- You've been working hard all day. You need a rest. → 累
- 劝他休息
- urge him to take a rest → 劝
- 医生劝告他注意休息。
- The doctor advised him to have a good rest. → 劝告
- 稍稍休息一下
- take a brief rest; take a breather → 稍稍
Collocations
- 休息时间
- a period of rest
- 注意休息
- to have a rest
- 回家休息
- to go home to have a rest
- 下课休息
- to have a break
- 好好休息
- to rest well
- 休息好
- to have a good rest
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