休整 (xiū zhěng) — (verb) to rest and reorganize (troops, teams, organizations, etc.)

Definition

休整 means to pause for rest and reorganization, typically for troops, sports teams, or other organized groups recovering between operations or rounds.

verb
to rest and reorganize (troops, teams, organizations, etc.)

Examples

  • 休整,。
    Bù duì jīng guò yí duàn shí jiān de xiū zhěng hòu, chóng xīn chū fā le.
    After a period of rest and reorganization, the troops set out again.
  • ,休整。
    Sài jì jié shù hòu, qiú duì xū yào hǎo hǎo xiū zhěng yí xià.
    After the season ends, the team needs to rest and reorganize properly.
  • 休整,。
    Gōng sī zhèng zài xiū zhěng, zhǔn bèi yíng jiē xīn de tiǎo zhàn.
    The company is resting and reorganizing, preparing to meet new challenges.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

整zhěngreorganize

休 and 整 give parallel actions, rest and reorganize, for troops or teams.

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.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
Sound part声符shēngfú
正
正zhèng整zhěng
Same sound today

整 pairs 敕 as the meaning side with 正 as the sound side.

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