休 xiū
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 木 tree
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
休养
xiūyǎng
to recuperate; to rest and recover
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Example phrases
- 医生建议他暂时停止高强度训练，回乡下休养两个月，再逐步恢复比赛。 Yīshēng jiànyì tā zànshí tíngzhǐ gāo qiángdù xùnliàn, huí xiāngxia xiūyǎng liǎng ge yuè, zài zhúbù huīfù bǐsài. The doctor advised him to temporarily stop high-intensity training, return to the countryside to recuperate for two months, and then gradually resume competing.
- 病好后她去海边休养了一个星期。 Bìnghǎo hòu tā qù hǎibiān xiūyǎng le yí ge xīngqī. After recovering from her illness, she went to the seaside to recuperate for a week.
- 他辞去工作，在家休养了半年才重新上班。 Tā cíqù gōngzuò, zài jiā xiūyǎng le bànnián cái chóngxīn shàngbān. He quit his job and spent half a year at home recovering his health before going back to work.
Related words
- 休息 xiūxi to rest; rest
- 休假 xiūjià to be on vacation
- 退休 tuìxiū to retire
- 休闲 xiūxián leisure
- 罢休 bàxiū to stop; to let the matter drop
- 休克 xiūkè shock; to go into shock
- 休眠 xiūmián to hibernate; to lie dormant; sleep mode
- 休想 xiūxiǎng do not imagine; don't even think of
- 养 yǎng to raise; to keep
- 营养 yíngyǎng nutrition
- 疗养 liáoyǎng to recover; to rest for health
- 培养 péiyǎng to develop; to train