xī
息
to rest / breath
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Words with 息
休息 xiū xi
rest; to rest
HSK 1
信息 xìn xī
information; news
HSK 2
消息 xiāo xi
news; information
HSK 3
利息 lì xī
interest (on a loan)
HSK 4
气息 qì xī
breath; smell
HSK 7–9
窒息 zhì xī
to choke; to stifle
HSK 7–9
平息 píng xī
to settle (a dispute); to quieten down
HSK 7–9
喘息 chuǎn xī
to gasp for breath; to take a breather
HSK 7–9
息息相关 xī xī xiāng guān
closely bound up (idiom); intimately related
HSK 7–9
出息 chū xī
to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism)
HSK 7–9
自强不息 zì qiáng bù xī
to strive unremittingly; self-improvement
HSK 7–9
川流不息 chuān liú bù xī
the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
HSK 7–9
Examples from your lessons
- 今天我很累，想休息一个小时。 I'm tired today and want to rest for an hour. Lesson 14
- 现在已经十点了，你还没休息吗？ It's already ten now — you haven't rested yet? Lesson 14
- 医生说我太累了，让我多休息。 The doctor said I'm too tired and told me to rest more. Lesson 21
- 我很累，我想休息一会儿。 I'm tired; I'd like to rest for a bit. Lesson 111
- 好，你好好休息，明天再说。 OK, get some good rest. We'll talk tomorrow. Lesson 111
- 医生说我多休息就好了。 The doctor said I'll be fine if I rest a lot. Lesson 114
Ideographic: To breathe (life, 心) through one's nose 自; 心 also provides the pronunciation