休息

Meaning(verb, verbal noun)

rest; to rest

Examples

• 累了就休息一下吧。

  lèi le jiù xiū xi yí xià ba.

  If you're tired, take a rest.

• 我们星期天休息。

  wǒ men xīng qī tiān xiū xi.

  We're off on Sundays.

• 医生让他在家休息三天。

  yī shēng ràng tā zài jiā xiū xi sān tiān.

  The doctor told him to rest at home for three days.

Easily confused

• 退休 — “To retire” is 退休; 休息 is just to rest.

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