休养 meaning in English

xiūyǎng

to recuperate; to recover

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 休養15 strokes

Meaning of 休养

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xiūyǎng
  1. to recuperate
  2. to recover
  3. to convalesce

休养 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ只zhǐ想xiǎng休xiū养yǎng。
I just want to rest.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

休 xiū · to rest · 6 strokes

  1. 1
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  6. 6

养 yǎng · to raise · 9 strokes

  1. 1
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  9. 9

Related words

Words that share a character with 休养.

休息xiūxirest; to rest
休假xiūjiàto go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave
退休tuìxiūto retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement
营养yíngyǎngnutrition; nourishment
培养péiyǎngto cultivate; to breed
养成yǎngchéngto cultivate; to raise
疗养liáoyǎngto get well; to heal
休闲xiūxiánleisure; relaxation
保养bǎoyǎngto take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair
修养xiūyǎngaccomplishment; training
收养shōuyǎngto take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc); to adopt (a child)
养老yǎnglǎoto provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement

Questions about 休养

What does 休养 mean?

休养 (xiūyǎng) means "to recuperate; to recover" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 休养?

休养 is made of 2 characters: 休 (6 strokes), 养 (9 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 休养 an HSK word?

Yes. 休养 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 休养 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 休养 is written 休養.