休 (jau1) — rest; [v] rest in Cantonese
jauˉ¹休Mandarin Pinyin: xiu1
Meaning of 休
nounrest; [v] rest
nounhappiness; joy; weal
noundo not (followed by verb)
nounoff
nounstop; cease; give up; retire
Example Sentences with 休
cyunˉ¹村gungˉ¹公soˊ²所gamˉ¹今jatˍ₆日haauˉ¹休sik1.息。
The village office is closed today.
gauˍ₆舊coˏ₅坐gunˊ²館teoi˗₃退haauˉ¹休
The old boss retired.
caanˊ²產hauˎ₄後jiu˗₃要doˉ¹多jauˉ¹休sik1.息。
You need to rest more postpartum.
gamˉ¹今jatˍ₆日houˊ²好gui6,攰，soengˊ²想jauˉ¹休sik1.息。
Today is tiring, want to rest.
neiˏ₅你bunˊ²本jingˉ¹應jauˉ¹休haap6.息。
You should be resting.
Words Containing 休
不休bat1 jau1
endlessly; ceaselessly
休克jau1 hak1
(medical) shock; to go into shock
自願提早退休計劃zi6 jyun6 tai4 zou2 teoi3 jau1 gai3 waak6
voluntary early retirement package
休戰jau1 zin3
armistice
休整jau1 zing2
(military) rest and reorganize
不眠不休bat1 min4 bat1 jau1
without rest
休止jau1 zi2
to stop, to cease; caesura
一不做,二不休jat1 bat1 zou6 ,ji6 bat1 jau1
carry the thing through; whatever the consequences; in for a penny; in for a pound
喋喋不休dip6 dip6 bat1 jau1
to keep on talking; to ramble on; to chatter away
休會jau1 wui6
adjourn, recess
休养所jau1 joeng5 so2
Sanatorium
休養所jau1 joeng5 so2
Sanatorium
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