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| Pronunciation |
: |
xī |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- rest. (v)
- news; message. (n)
- cease; stop. (v)
- breath. (n)
|
| Radical |
: |
心 |
| Strokes |
: |
10 |
| Traditional |
: |
息 |
| Usage |
: |
27.5% |
|
Sentences:
| 1. You’ve been working hard all day. You need a rest. |
| nǐ |
lèi |
le |
yì |
tiān |
， |
gāi |
xiū |
xi |
le |
。 |
| 你 |
累 |
了 |
一 |
天 |
， |
该 |
休 |
息 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 你 |
: |
you |
| 累 |
: |
tired, tiring |
| 了 |
: |
used after an action that has taken place |
| 一 |
: |
one |
| 天 |
: |
day |
| 一天 |
: |
whole day |
| 该 |
: |
should |
| 休息 |
: |
rest |
| 了 |
: |
used after an action that has taken place |
|
| 2. The doctor advised him to have a good rest. |
| yī |
shēng |
quàn |
gào |
tā |
zhù |
yì |
xiū |
xi |
。 |
| 医 |
生 |
劝 |
告 |
他 |
注 |
意 |
休 |
息 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 医生 |
: |
doctor |
| 劝告 |
: |
advice |
| 他 |
: |
him |
| 注意 |
: |
pay attention to, take note (or notice) of |
| 休息 |
: |
rest |
|
| 3. I was rather disturbed by the news. |
| tīng |
le |
zhè |
xiāo |
xi |
wǒ |
xīn |
lǐ |
hěn |
bù |
ān |
。 |
| 听 |
了 |
这 |
消 |
息 |
我 |
心 |
里 |
很 |
不 |
安 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 听 |
: |
listen |
| 了 |
: |
used after an action that has taken place |
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 消息 |
: |
news |
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 心里 |
: |
in the heart, at heart, in (the) mind |
| 很 |
: |
very, rather |
| 不安 |
: |
uneasy, disturbed, restless |
|
| 4. The tumult has subsided. or The trouble is over. |
| yì |
cháng |
fēng |
bō |
píng |
xī |
le |
。 |
| 一 |
场 |
风 |
波 |
平 |
息 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 一 |
: |
one |
| 场 |
: |
measure word |
| 风波 |
: |
tumult |
| 平息 |
: |
stop, subside |
| 了 |
: |
used after an action that has taken place |
|
Learn a Chinese Character a Day
Does it really have a 1st tone? In traditional chinese phonetic typing the tone of this character is 2nd.
Hi Alex,
I have checked the dictionary. It has only 1 pronunciation, that is xī.