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息 (sik1) — interest; payback; income in Cantonese

sikˉ¹息
Mandarin Pinyin: xi1

Meaning of 息

nouninterest; payback; income
nounbreath; snore; pant
nounnews; information; message
nouncease; stop; suspend
nounmultiply; breed; grow
nounrest; pause; recess

Example Sentences with 息

你一有消息就通知我啦。
Once you have the news then let me know.
啱啱收到現場最新嘅消息
We've just received an on-the-spot update.
tingˉ¹聽dou˗₃到niˉ¹呢go˗₃個siuˉ¹消sik1,息，ngoˏ₅我hei˗₃氣ding2!頂！
Hearing this news makes me so mad!
cyunˉ¹村gungˉ¹公soˊ²所gamˉ¹今jatˍ₆日haauˉ¹休sik1.息。
The village office is closed today.
siuˉ¹消sikˉ¹息seon˗₃迅sukˉ¹速saan˗₃散bou˗₃佈
The news spread quickly.
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Words Containing 息

遺傳信息wai4 cyun4 seon3 sik1
hereditary (or genetic) information
信息安全seon3 sik1 on1 cyun4
information security
信息系統seon3 sik1 hai6 tung2
information system
孳息zi1 sik1
(economics) yield
利息lei6 sik1
interest (on money from an investment); accrual
拆息caak3 sik1
daily interest rate on loans or deposits
安息on1 sik1
Rest in Peace, R.I.P.
生命不息sang1 ming6 bat1 sik1
as long as one lives
全息圖cyun4 sik1 tou4
a hologram
信息技術seon3 sik1 gei6 seot6
information technology (IT)
化學信息素faa3 hok6 seon3 sik1 sou3
semiochemical
信息管理seon3 sik1 gun2 lei5
information management

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