歇 (xiē): to rest, to take a break, to stop
歇 (xiē) is a Chinese character meaning “to rest.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 曷 (phonetic) and 欠 (semantic). It ranks #1811 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 歇 yawn. Its radical form 欠 (yawn) appears in many related characters such as 次 (cì, next in sequence), 欢 (huān, hubbub), 歌 (gē, song).
Definitions
- to rest
- to take a break
- to stop
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 马歇尔 | mǎ xiē ěr | Marshall (name) |
| 米歇尔 | mǐ xiē ěr | Michel or Mitchell (name) |
| 歇斯底里 | xiē sī dǐ lǐ | hysteria (loanword) |
| 间歇 | jiàn xiē | to stop in the middle of sth |
| 停歇 | tíng xiē | to stop for a rest |
| 歇业 | xiē yè | to close down (temporarily or permanently) |
| 歇息 | xiē xi | to have a rest |
| 歇脚 | xiē jiǎo | to stop on the way for a rest |
| 安歇 | ān xiē | to go to bed |
| 歇手 | xiē shǒu | to rest |
| 歇后语 | xiē hòu yǔ | anapodoton (a saying in which the second part, uttered after a pause or totally left out, is the intended meaning of ... |
| 冬歇期 | dōng xiē qī | winter break |
| 密歇根大学 | mì xiē gēn dà xué | University of Michigan |
| 歇了吧 | xiē le ba | (dialect) give me a break! |
| 关店歇业 | guān diàn xiē yè | to close up shop and cease business temporarily |
歇 appears in 27 compound words: 56 as the first character, 15 as the last, and 30 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 歇 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
歇字在不同的语境中有不同的用法。
xiē zì zài bù tóng de yǔ jìng zhōng yǒu bù tóng de yòng fǎ .
The character "歇" has different usages in different contexts.
特斯拉与LG新能源将在密歇根州投资43亿美元建电池厂
tè sī lā yǔ L G xīn néng yuán jiāng zài mì xiē gēn zhōu tóu zī 4 3 yì měi yuán jiàn diàn chí hǎn
Tesla and LG Energy Solution will invest $4.3 billion to build a battery factory in Michigan
连锁美甲美容店传歇业 400人受害金额逾200万
lián suǒ měi jiǎ měi róng diàn chuán xiē yè 4 0 0 rén shòu hài jīn é yú 2 0 0 wàn
The chain nail salon is said to have closed its business, and 400 people have suffered more than 2 million yuan
九州博弈瓦解赌风未歇 高雄博弈机房拥枪2月洗钱上亿
jiǔ zhōu bó yì wǎ jiě dǔ fēng wèi xiē gāo xióng bó yì jī fáng yōng qiāng 2 yuè xǐ qián shàng yì
The collapse of the game in Kyushu has not stopped, and the Kaohsiung gaming computer room has guns and laundered hundreds of millions of dollars in February
(新春走基层)山西上党:菌棒管护不停歇 香菇飘香庆丰年
( xīn chūn zǒu jī céng ) shān xī shàng dǎng : jūn bàng guǎn hù bù tíng xiē xiāng gū piāo xiāng qìng fēng nián
(New Year at the grassroots level) Shangdang, Shanxi: The management and protection of mushroom sticks do not stop, and the fragrance of shiitake mushrooms celebrates the harvest year
AI与关税忧虑暂歇 欧股收盘涨跌互见
A I yǔ guān shuì yōu lǜ zàn xiē ōu gǔ shōu pán zhǎng diē hù jiàn
AI and tariff concerns pause European stocks closed mixed
“迈克尔”是一个男名,但是“米歇尔”是一个女名。
"Màikè'ěr " shì yī gè nán míng, dànshì "Mǐxiē'ěr " shì yī gè nǚ míng.
"Michael" is a man's name, but "Michelle" is a woman's name.
你看起来累了。你该歇息一会儿了。
Nǐ kànqǐlai lèi le. Nǐ gāi xiēxi yīhuìr le.
You look tired. You should rest a little.
因为天气很热,所以我就走到阴凉的地方歇了一会儿。
Yīnwèi tiānqì hěn rè, suǒyǐ wǒ jiù zǒu dào yīnliáng de dìfang xiē le yīhuìr.
It was so hot that I got into the shade and took a rest.
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