歇 meaning in English

xiē

to rest; to take a break

HSK 5verb13 strokes

Meaning of 歇

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xiē

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

How to use 歇

歇 is a common spoken word for taking a short break, often used as 歇一会儿 or 歇歇. It also appears in words like 歇息 (xiēxi) and 停歇 (tíngxiē). Example: 累了就歇一会儿吧。(Lèi le jiù xiē yíhuìr ba.) If you are tired, take a little rest.

歇 has 欠 (qiàn) on the right, a person with an open mouth breathing out. When you stop working and let out a big breath, you are taking a rest.

Common mistake: Learners sometimes write the right side as 欠 correctly but confuse the left with 曷 lookalikes in 喝 (hē, to drink) or 渴 (kě, thirsty), mixing up the characters. Remember 歇 has 欠 on the right, while 喝 and 渴 have 口 and 氵 on the left.

歇 in example sentences

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

你nǐ看kàn起qǐ来lái累lèi了le。你nǐ该gāi歇xiē息xī一yī会huì儿er了le。

You look tired. You should rest a little.

我wǒ想xiǎng让ràng你nǐ歇xiē歇xiē。

I want you to take a break.

“迈mài克kè尔ěr”是shì一yí个gè男nán名míng，但dàn是shì“米mǐ歇xiē尔ěr”是shì一yí个gè女nǚ名míng。

"Michael" is a man's name, but "Michelle" is a woman's name.

因yīn为wèi天tiān气qì很hěn热rè，所suǒ以yǐ我wǒ就jiù走zǒu到dào阴yīn凉liáng的de地dì方fāng歇xiē了le一yī会huì儿er。

It was so hot that I got into the shade and took a rest.

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歇 xiē · to rest · 13 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 歇.

歇斯底里	xiēsīdǐlǐ	hysteria (loanword); hysterical
停歇	tíngxiē	to stop for a rest
歇息	xiēxi	to have a rest; to stay for the night

Questions about 歇

What does 歇 mean?

歇 (xiē) means "to rest; to take a break" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 歇?

歇 is made of 1 character: 歇 (13 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 歇 an HSK word?

Yes. 歇 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 歇 and 休息?

休息 (xiūxi) is the standard, neutral word for rest and works in any setting. 歇 is more colloquial and often means a short pause, as in 歇一下.

Why does 歇斯底里 use 歇?

歇斯底里 (xiēsīdǐlǐ) is a sound loan of the English word hysteria. Here 歇 is chosen for its sound, not for its meaning of rest.