休

xiū

rest, stop; retire; do not!

How to write 休, stroke by stroke

surname Xiu; to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease; (imperative) don't

Ideographic: A person 亻 leaning against a tree 木

Made of 亻 + 木

休息xiū xirest; to rest
退休tuì xiūto retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement
休假xiū jiàto go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave
休想xiū xiǎngdon't think (that); don't imagine (that)
休息室xiū xī shìlobby; lounge
退休金tuì xiū jīnretirement pension; pension payments received after retirement
休闲xiū xiánleisure; relaxation; not working; idle; to enjoy leisure; to lie fallow
罢休bà xiūto give up; to abandon (a goal etc); to let sth go; forget it; let the matter drop
休庭xiū tíngto adjourn (law)
休战xiū zhànarmistice
不休bù xiūendlessly; ceaselessly
休眠xiū mián(biology) dormant; (of a volcano) dormant; (computing) to hibernate

你病了，该休息了。
nǐ bìng le ， gāi xiū xi le 。
You're sick. You have to rest.
她很乐意前来，但是她在休假。
tā hěn lè yì qián lái ， dàn shì tā zài xiū jià 。
She would willingly come but she was on vacation.
我爸爸明年春天就要退休了。
wǒ bà ba míng nián chūn tiān jiù yào tuì xiū le 。
My father is retiring next spring.
我宁愿您休一天假。
wǒ nìng yuàn nín xiū yì tiān jiǎ 。
I would rather you had a day off.
没有办法阻止一个女孩的喋喋不休。
méi yǒu bàn fǎ zǔ zhǐ yí gè nǚ hái de dié dié bù xiū 。
There is no stopping a girl's tongue.