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jau1
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[1] rest; [v] rest [2] [v] stop; cease; give up; retire [3] happiness; joy; weal [4] do not (followed by verb) [5] off Stroke count: 6
Level: 2
Radical: 亻 (#9)
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休息
jau1 sik1 = to rest; to take a break; recess; a rest; a break
退休
teoi3 jau1 = to retire
休養
jau1 joeng5 = to recover; to recuperate
運動休閒車
wan6 dung6 jau1 haan4 ce1 = SUV
休假
jau1 gaa3 = vacation
休克
jau1 hak1 = (medical) shock; to go into shock
休庭
jau1 ting4 = adjourn the court; adjournment; court adjourned; recess
馬介休
maa5 gaai3 jau1 = cod; pacific cod
不休
bat1 jau1 = endlessly; ceaselessly國
退休金
teoi3 jau1 gam1 = pension; retirement fundSee all 26 compounds |
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Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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