休养生息

Every meaning

Its characters

• 休xiūto rest (as in 休息)
• 养yǎngto raise (animals); to keep (pets)
• 生shēngto give birth to; to bear
• 息xībreath (as in 气息)

Words with 休

• 休息xiūxito rest
• 休假xiūjiàto take a vacation
• 退休tuìxiūto retire
• 休闲xiūxiánleisure
• 罢休bàxiūto give up
• 休克xiūkè(med.) shock
• 休眠xiūmiándormancy
• 休想xiūxiǎngdon't even think about it

Words with 养

• 养成yǎngchéngto develop (a habit)
• 培养péiyǎngto train
• 营养yíngyǎngnutrition
• 养老yánglǎoold-age (pension, care)
• 养老院yánglǎoyuànnursing home
• 保养báoyǎngto maintain
• 抚养fúyǎngto raise
• 供养gōngyǎng(Buddhism) to make offerings to (gods or ancestors)