STUDY IN CHINA GLOBAL (SCG)One character a day, easy to master Chinese characters. Let’s take a look at the basic knowledge of “休”.
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| Explnantion: rest | |
| Phrases: 休息 （xiū xi）have a rest;rest ； 休养（xiū yǎnɡ） recuperate | |
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“休”是由人（ ）和木（ ）组成，指一个人倚在树旁休息，所以有“休止”和“歇息”的意思。后来这字又有了“不要”的意思。
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休 is a combination of （ ）and（ ）, picturing a person resting against a tree, signifying “rest”休息. From this original meaning, it was extended to mean “stop”, as in 争论不休 (zhēng lùn bù xiū: “argue without stop”). From “stop”, it was borrowed to mean “don’t”, as in 休要胡说 (xiū yào hú shuō: “don’t talk nonsense”).
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Sentences:
1.Cóngyǐng yǐlái，tā jiù méiyǒu ānxīn de xiūxi guò.
从影以来，他就没有安心的休息过。
从影以来，他就没有安心的休息过。
Since entering the film business, he has never had a real rest.
2.Tā tài lèi le，xiànzài zhōng yú kěyǐ bìmù xiūyǎng yíxià le.
他太累了，现在终于可以闭目休养一下了。
他太累了，现在终于可以闭目休养一下了。
He is too tired, and now he can finally close his eyes and rest for a while.
