HSK 1 · Daily routine

休息

xiū xi

to rest

Stroke order of 休息

2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

休 · 6 strokes息 · 10 strokes

Memory trick

"休" is a person "亻" leaning on a tree "木", breathing "息" from nose "自" and heart "心".

Parts: 休 rest (亻 person + 木 tree) + 息 breath (自 nose + 心 heart)

Example sentence

你累了，休息一下吧。

You're tired; take a rest.

Words with 休

休假to take a vacation 退休to retire

Words with 息

信息information; message 消息news; message

More words: Daily routine

起床to get up 起to get up; to rise 起来to get up; to rise 睡to sleep 睡觉to sleep 穿to wear; to put on 衣服clothes 住to live (somewhere)放to put; to place 拿to take; to hold 找to look for 找到to find

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