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稍息 (shào xī): At ease (military command) (verb / interjection) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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稍息 consists of 2 characters.

稍 • shào • slightly; a little • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

shào稍

slightly; a little

息 • xī • to rest, to cease, breath

xī息

to rest, to cease, breath

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Pinyinshào xī

Meaningat ease (military command)

Characters2

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Syntaxverb / interjection

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Example Sentences with 稍息

Jiào教

guān官

hǎn喊

le了

yī一

shēng声

shào稍

xī息

。

The instructor shouted 'at ease'.

Shì士

bīng兵

men们

tīng听

dào到

shào稍

xī息

hòu后

fàng放

sōng

松

le了

shēn身

tǐ体

。

The soldiers relaxed their bodies after hearing 'at ease'.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 稍息.

Words with 稍

稍微shāo wēia little bit
稍后shāo hòulater on
稍稍shāo shāoa little bit / slightly
稍候shāo hòuto wait a moment

Words with 息

休息xiū xito rest
信息xìn xīnews; information
消息xiāo xinews
利息lì xīinterest rate
作息

zuòxī

work and rest

出息chū xipromise; prospects; future

川流不息chuān liú bù xīa continuous flow

喘息chuǎn xīPant / gasp