休息 (xiūxi) means To rest. Below are 14 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
你应该早点儿 休息 。
Nǐ yīnggāi zǎo diǎnr xiūxi.
You should rest a bit earlier.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 应该
From the graded readers
中午吃完饭，我想 休息 一会儿。
zhōngwǔ chīwán fàn, wǒ xiǎng xiūxi yìhuir.
After lunch I thought I'd rest for a bit.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · My Weekend
我在家 休息 了两天，现在已经好了。
wǒ zàijiā xiūxi le / liǎo / liào liǎng tiān, xiànzài yǐjīng hǎo / hào le / liǎo / liào.
I rested at home for two days, and I'm better now.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · Going to the Doctor
刚开始 休息 的时候，我特别不习惯。
gāng kāishǐ xiūxi de / dì shíhou, wǒ tèbié bù xíguàn.
At first I found resting extremely uncomfortable.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Facing Pressure
医生说我睡眠太少，让我至少 休息 两个星期。
yīshēng shuō wǒ shuìmián tài shǎo / shào, ràng wǒ zhìshǎo xiūxi liǎng gè xīngqī.
The doctor said I was badly short of sleep and told me to rest for at least two weeks.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Facing Pressure
他说：“一天吃三次，多喝热水，好好 休息 。”
tā shuō:" yī tiān chī sāncì, duō hē / hè rè shuǐ, hǎohǎo xiūxi."
He said, "Three times a day, drink plenty of hot water, and rest properly."
Graded reader · HSK 2 · Going to the Doctor
后来我慢慢发现， 休息 以后我做事反而更快了。
hòulái wǒ mànmàn fāxiàn, xiūxi yǐhòu wǒ zuòshì fǎn'ér gèng / gēng kuài le / liǎo / liào.
Then I gradually noticed that after resting I actually worked faster.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Facing Pressure
走到三楼的时候，我看见一位阿姨站在那里 休息 。
zǒudào sān lóu de / dì shíhou, wǒ kànjiàn yī wèi ā / ē yí zhàn zài nàli xiūxi.
On the third floor I saw a woman standing there resting.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Helping a Stranger
From the grammar library
我们 休息 休息 吧。
Wǒmen xiūxi xiūxi ba.
Let's take a little break.
Grammar library · HSK 3 · Verb reduplication — 看看, 试试
Questions about 休息
How is 休息 used in a sentence?
This page shows 14 sentences using 休息 (xiūxi, "To rest"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 休息 an HSK word?
Yes — 休息 is on the official HSK 2 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 2 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 休息?
The dictionary page for 休息 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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