休 (jau1 | xiu1 xu4) : rest; cease; retire

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休

jau1

xiu1 xu4

[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)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

休

This word has been viewed 9756 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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休息 jau1 sik1 xiu1 xi5 = to rest; to take a break; recess; a rest; a break

午休 ng5 jau1 wu3 xiu1 = noon break; afternoon recess; lunch break; lunchtime nap

退休 teoi3 jau1 tui4 xiu1 = to retire

休養 jau1 joeng5 xiu1 yang3 = to recover; to recuperate

休假 jau1 gaa3 xiu1 jia4 = vacation, holiday

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 = bacalhau

不休 bat1 jau1 bu4 xiu1 = endlessly; ceaselessly 國

退休金 teoi3 jau1 gam1 tui4 xiu1 jin1 = pension; retirement fund
See all 31 compounds (CantoDict reports 32 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Unicode code for this character: U+4F11 (off-site link)

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