休
xiū
Meaning
to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease; (imperative) don't
Other reading: Xiū
surname Xiu
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Examples
他休了一周的假。
tā xiū le yī zhōu de jiǎ。
He took a week off.
汤姆在休一天假。
Tāng mǔ zài xiū yī tiān jiǎ。
Tom is taking a day off.
他65岁退了休。
tā 6 5 suì tuì le xiū。
He retired at the age of 65.
Words with this character
休息 xiū xi rest退休 tuì xiū to retire休闲 xiū xián leisure休假 xiū jià to go on vacation休克 xiū kè shock休想 xiū xiǎng don't think罢休 bà xiū to give up退休金 tuì xiū jīn retirement pension休养 xiū yǎng to recuperate休眠 xiū mián dormant不休 bù xiū endlessly午休 wǔ xiū noon break一醉方休 yī zuì fāng xiū to get thoroughly drunk介休 Jiè xiū see 介休市[Jie4 xiu1 Shi4]休达 Xiū dá Ceuta, autonomous city of Spain on the northern coast of Africa, bordering Morocco休谟 Xiū mó David Hume, Scottish Enlightenment philosopher休宁 Xiū níng see 休寧縣|休宁县[Xiu1 ning2 Xian4]彪休 biāo xiū angry病休 bìng xiū to be on sick leave补休 bǔ xiū to take deferred time off倒休 dǎo xiū to shift holidays, taking a weekday off干休 gān xiū to let matters rest公休 gōng xiū to have a public holiday