休

xiū

to rest

surname Xiu; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease; (imperative) don't

person (亻) + tree (木) = leaning against a tree to rest

The image is ancient and immediate: a person leaning against a tree, pausing in the shade. Both components carry the meaning — the human needs the tree to rest.

亻+木→休
亻A personSemantic
木TreeSemantic

你工作了很久,该休息一下了。

nǐ gōng zuò le hěn jiǔ,gāi xiū xi yī xià le。

You have worked for a long time; you should rest for a bit.

医生让他休养几个月,不能太劳累。

yī shēng ràng tā xiū yǎng jǐ gè yuè,bù néng tài láo lèi。

The doctor told him to recuperate for a few months and not to overexert himself.

Words with 休

轮休

lún xiū

to take holidays in rotation

午休

wǔ xiū

noon break

罢休

bà xiū

to give up

休兵

xiū bīng

to cease fire

退休金

tuì xiū jīn

retirement pension; pension payments received after retirement

不休

bù xiū

endlessly

周休二日

zhōu xiū èr rì

(Tw) two-day weekend (usually Saturday and Sunday)

过敏性休克

guò mǐn xìng xiū kè

anaphylactic shock

双休

shuāng xiū

two-day weekend (abbr. for 雙休日|双休日[shuang1 xiu1 ri4])

双休日

shuāng xiū rì

two-day weekend

离休

lí xiū

to retire

一不做,二不休

yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū

lit. either don't do it, or don't rest (idiom)

More characters with 亻

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