Chinese edit

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

Pronunciation edit


Verb edit

休息

  1. to rest; to take a break
    早點休息早点休息  ―  Zǎodiǎn xiūxi.  ―  Go to bed early.
    休息一會兒 [MSC, trad.]
    休息一会儿 [MSC, simp.]
    xiūxi le yīhuìr. [Pinyin]
    He rested for a while.
    工作勤奮休息一會 [MSC, trad.]
    工作勤奋休息一会 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ gōngzuò tài qínfèn le. Xiūxi yīhuì ba. [Pinyin]
    You're working too hard. Take a break for a while.

Usage notes edit

Can also infer to sleep or to take break from work; to go on holiday depending on the context.

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Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
きゅう
Grade: 1
そく
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) きゅうそく [kyùúsókú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [kʲɨᵝːso̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun edit

(きゅう)(そく) (kyūsokuきうそく (kiusoku)?

  1. rest (any relief from exertion)

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Verb edit

(きゅう)(そく)する (kyūsoku suruきうそく (kiusoku)?suru (stem (きゅう)(そく) (kyūsoku shi), past (きゅう)(そく)した (kyūsoku shita))

  1. to take a rest

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References edit

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

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Hanja in this term

Noun edit

休息 (hyusik) (hangeul 휴식)

  1. Hanja form? of 휴식 (rest).