歇 - xiē - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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13 strokes
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歇

xiē

Definition

to rest
to take a break
to stop
to halt
(dialect) to sleep
a moment
a short while

Character Decomposition

Related words (17)

歇业

xiē yè

to close down (temporarily or permanently); to go out of business

歇宿

xiē sù

to lodge; to stay (for the night)

歇心

xiē xīn

to drop the matter; to stop worrying

歇息

xiē xi

to have a rest; to stay for the night; to go to bed; to sleep

歇手

xiē shǒu

to rest; to take a break

歇气

xiē qì

to have a break; to rest

歇脚

xiē jiǎo

to stop on the way for a rest

large warship

to be balding; to be thinning on top

歇了吧

xiē le ba

(dialect) give me a break!; forget about it!

歇后语

xiē hòu yǔ

saying in which the second part, uttered after a pause or totally left out, is the intended meaning of the allegory presented in the first part

歇斯底里

xiē sī dǐ lǐ

hysteria (loanword); hysterical

to stop for a rest

to go to bed; to retire for the night

间歇

jiàn xiē

to stop in the middle of sth; intermittent; intermittence

关店歇业

guān diàn xiē yè

to close up shop and cease business temporarily; closed for business

间歇训练

jiàn xiē xùn liàn

interval training

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