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休息

休息

Chinese

to rest
 
news; interest; breath; rest
simp. and trad.
(休息) 		休 息

Verb

休息

  1. to rest; to take a break
    早點休息。 / 早点休息。  ―  Zǎodiǎn xiūxi.  ―  Go to bed early.
    他休息了一會兒。 / 他休息了一会儿。  ―  Tā xiūxi le yīhuìr.  ―  He rested for a while.
    你工作太勤奮了。休息一會吧。 [MSC, trad.]
    你工作太勤奋了。休息一会吧。 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ gōngzuò tài qínfèn le. Xiūxi yīhuì ba. [Pinyin]
    You're working too hard. Take a break for a while.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
休 息
きゅう
Grade: 1 		そく
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

休息 ‎(hiragana きゅうそく, romaji kyūsoku, historical hiragana きうそく)

  1. rest (any relief from exertion)

Synonyms

Verb

休息する ‎(hiragana きゅうそくする, romaji kyūsoku suru, historical hiragana きうそくする)

  1. to take a rest

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References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

Korean

Hanja in this term
休 息

Noun

休息 • ‎(hyusik) ‎(hangeul 휴식)

  1. Hanja form? of 휴식, “rest”.

Pronunciation

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