Meaning
to rest
Chinese: 休息、停止。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xie” becomes a different word in each tone. 歇 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 歇心xiē xīnto drop the matter; to stop worrying
- 歇业xiē yèto close down (temporarily or permanently); to go out of business
- 间歇jiàn xiēto stop in the middle of sth; intermittent; intermittence
- 歇手xiē shǒuto rest; to take a break
- 歇气xiē qìto have a break; to rest
Example Sentence
走累了，我们坐下来歇一会儿。Zǒu lèi le, wǒ men zuò xià lái xiē yí huìr.Tired from walking, we sat down to rest a while.
走zǒuto walk累lěito accumulate了le(completed action)，我们wǒ menwe坐下zuò xiato sit down来láito come歇xiēto rest一会儿yī huì ra moment。