What does it mean in Chinese?

What does 休息 mean?

休息 xiūxi

to rest; to take a break

It can also mean

  • to have a day off

Its characters

  1. 休 xiū to rest (as in 休息)
  2. 息 xī breath (as in 气息)

In a sentence

累了就休息一下吧。 If you're tired, take a break.

爸爸看看她,写了一个字:休息的“休”。

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