Meaning of 休眠
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xiūmián
- (biology) dormant
- (of a volcano) dormant
- (computing) to hibernate
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休 xiū · to rest · 6 strokes
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眠 mián · sleep · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 休眠.
| 休息 | xiūxi | rest; to rest |
| 休假 | xiūjià | to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave |
| 退休 | tuìxiū | to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement |
| 睡眠 | shuìmián | sleep; to sleep |
| 休闲 | xiūxián | leisure; relaxation |
| 休想 | xiūxiǎng | don't think (that); don't imagine (that) |
| 催眠 | cuīmián | to lull to sleep; to hypnotize |
| 安眠药 | ānmiányào | sleeping pill |
| 失眠 | shīmián | to suffer from insomnia |
| 退休金 | tuìxiūjīn | retirement pension; pension payments received after retirement |
| 休克 | xiūkè | (medicine) (loanword) shock; to go into shock |
| 罢休 | bàxiū | to give up; to abandon (a goal etc) |
Questions about 休眠
What does 休眠 mean?
休眠 (xiūmián) means "(biology) dormant; (of a volcano) dormant" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 休眠?
休眠 is made of 2 characters: 休 (6 strokes), 眠 (10 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 休眠 an HSK word?
Yes. 休眠 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.