Definition
歇息 means to rest, to sleep, or to stay overnight. It is similar to 休息 but often implies a short break or a night's rest. You can use it in both spoken and written Chinese, though 休息 is more common in everyday speech. 歇息 appears in phrases like 歇息一下 (take a rest) or 歇息一晚 (stay overnight).
v.
to restto take a breakto go to bedto sleepto stay overnight
Examples
- ，歇息。Gōngzuò le yì tiān, wǒ xiǎng xiē xī yíxià.After a day of work, I want to rest a bit.
- ，歇息。Tiānsè wǎn le, wǒmen jiù zài zhè jiā lǚguǎn 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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