休息日 (xiū xī rì) — day off, rest day, holiday

Definition

noun

day offrest dayholiday

Measure word · 个

休息日，。
Míng tiān shì xiū xī rì, wǒ men yì qǐ qù pá shān ba.
Tomorrow is a day off, let's go hiking together.
休息日。
Zhè ge gōng sī měi zhōu yǒu liǎng tiān xiū xī rì.
This company has two days off per week.
休息日。
xiū xī rì De shí hou wǒ xǐ huan zài jiā kàn shū.
On my day off, I like to read at home.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

休息rest

联合Coordinate

休息 means rest, and 日 marks a day, giving a day for resting.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

休 pairs 人 (man) with 木 (tree), showing a person leaning against a tree to rest.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

自心息

In 息, 自 is nose and 心 is heart, showing breath or life passing through one's nose.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

日 originally drew the sun. A mark was added inside to tell it apart from similar square shapes.

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