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歇 (xiē): Have a rest — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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How to write 歇 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 歇

歇 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
歇
曷how
欠to owe
歇=
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5.

How to Use 歇

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Single HSK word

歇 appears in the HSK word 间歇, meaning "intermittent".

间歇 • jiàn xiē • intermittent • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 歇 is used in context

wǒ我
men们
zài在
gōng公
yuán园
lǐ里

Information

Pinyinxiē
Meaninghave a rest
Strokes13
Radical欠
Traditional歇
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1731
Zhuyinㄒㄧㄝ
UnicodeU+6B47
CangjieAVNO
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曷how
+欠to owe

A thirsty person (曷) sighing (欠) for a break — to rest or cease activity.

jiàn间
xiē歇

intermittent

xiē
歇
jiǎo脚
,
hē喝
diǎn点
shuǐ水
。

We stopped to rest in the park and drank some water.

wǒmen zǒle hěn jiǔ, xūyào xiē yīhuìr.
我们走了很久,需要歇一会儿。

We've been walking for a long time and need to rest for a while.

zǒu走
le了
hěn很
jiǔ久
,
wǒ我
men们
zhǎo找
gè个
dì地
fāng方
xiē歇
xī息
yí一
xià下
。

After walking for a long time, let's find a place to rest.

zhè这
jiā家
shāng商
diàn店
yīn因
wèi为
zhuāng装
xiū修
zàn暂
shí时
xiē歇
yè业
。

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  • 欢huānjoyful, happy, delighted
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