午休 meaning in English

wǔxiū

noon break; lunch break

10 strokes

Meaning of 午休

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

wǔxiū
  1. noon break
  2. lunch break
  3. lunchtime nap

午休 in example sentences

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

我wǒ明míng天tiān下xià午wǔ休xiū假jiǎ。
I am taking tomorrow afternoon off.
汤tāng姆mǔ今jīn天tiān下xià午wǔ休xiū假jiǎ。
Tom was off duty this afternoon.
我wǒ在zài午wǔ休xiū时shí间jiān睡shuì了le一yī会huì儿er,因yīn为wèi我wǒ太tài累lèi了le。
I slept a little during lunch break because I was so tired.

Stroke order for each character

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午 wǔ · noon · 4 strokes

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休 xiū · to rest · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 午休.

休息xiūxirest; to rest
下午xiàwǔafternoon; p.m.
午饭wǔfànlunch
中午zhōngwǔnoon; midday
上午shàngwǔmorning
午餐wǔcānlunch; luncheon
休假xiūjiàto go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave
午睡wǔshuìto take a nap in the afternoon
退休tuìxiūto retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement
休闲xiūxiánleisure; relaxation
端午节Duānwǔ JiéDragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)
休想xiūxiǎngdon't think (that); don't imagine (that)

Questions about 午休

What does 午休 mean?

午休 (wǔxiū) means "noon break; lunch break".

How do you write 午休?

午休 is made of 2 characters: 午 (4 strokes), 休 (6 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.