息 (xī) means Breath (news - interest - rest - stop). Below are 24 of the 102 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
他躺在床上休 息 。
Tā tǎng zài chuáng shàng xiūxi.
He is lying on the bed resting.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 躺
他靠在墙上休 息 。
Tā kào zài qiáng shàng xiūxi.
He leaned against the wall to rest.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 靠
目前还没有消 息 。
Mùqián hái méiyǒu xiāoxi.
There is no news for the moment.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 目前
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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
有些东西，发消 息 是给不了的。
yǒuxiē dōngxī, fā xiāoxi shì gěi bùliǎo de / dì.
There are some things a message simply cannot give you.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · A Letter From Grandmother
发消 息 的人用的是小林的名字。
fā xiāoxi de / dì rén yòng de / dì shì xiǎo lín de / dì míngzi.
The name on the message was Xiaolin's.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Misunderstanding
我很不好意思地给卖家发了消 息 。
wǒ hěn bùhǎoyìsi dì / de gěi mài jiā fā le / liǎo / liào xiāoxi.
I messaged the seller, rather embarrassed.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Shopping Online
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
那天我在群里看到一条消 息 ，说我做事不认真。
nà / nèi tiān wǒ zài qún lǐ kàndào yī tiáo xiāoxi, shuō wǒ zuòshì bù rènzhēn.
That day I saw a message in a group chat saying I didn't take my work seriously.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Misunderstanding
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
息 appears in 102 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 息
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Questions about 息
How is 息 used in a sentence?
This page shows 102 sentences using 息 (xī, "Breath (news - interest - rest - stop)"), 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.
Why do some sentences show 息 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 息 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 息?
The dictionary page for 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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