Verbto rest

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 休息.
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Character Breakdown

休息 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 休息 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 休息 with other words naturally.
Verb + Objectwith时间
xiū
shí
jiān
neutral
rest time
Verb + Complement
xiū
xià
neutral
take a rest
zài
jiā
xiū
neutral
rest at home
Verb + Verbwith需要
yào
xiū
neutral
need to rest
Adverb + Verbwith好好
hǎo
hǎo
xiū
informalSpoken
rest well

Example Sentences with 休息

xiū
I rest.
men
xiū
xi
shí
fēn
zhōng
zài
ba
Let's take a ten-minute break and then continue.
huì
jiāng
zài
xià
liǎng
diǎn
xiū
xi
The meeting will have a break at 2 PM.
měi
tiān
xià
huì
xiū
huì
er
He takes a break every afternoon.
zhōu
yào
xiū
xi
ma
Do you need to rest this weekend?
jīn
tiān
méi
yǒu
shí
jiān
xiū
xi
He doesn't have time to rest today.
gōng
zuò
tài
lèi
le
yào
hǎo
hǎo
xiū
xià
I'm too tired from work, I need to take a good rest.
xiū
xi
yùn
dòng
dōu
hěn
zhòng
yào
Both rest and exercise are very important.