歇息 (xiē xī) — to rest, to take a break; to go to bed, to sleep; to stay overnight
Definition
An everyday verb meaning 'to rest / take a break,' and by extension 'to sleep' or 'stay overnight' (as at an inn). It is reduplicated as 歇息一下 for a short rest.
verb
to restto take a breakto go to bedto sleepto stay overnight
Examples
- ，歇息。Gōng zuò le yì tiān, wǒ xiǎng xiē xī yí xià.After a day of work, I want to rest a bit.
- ，歇息。Tiān sè wǎn le, wǒ men jiù zài zhè jiā lǚ guǎn xiē xī ba.It's getting late, let's stay overnight at this inn.
- ，歇息。Tā tài lèi le, yì huí jiā jiù xiē xī le.He was so tired that he went to bed as soon as he got home.
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