xi

rest, put stop to, end, cease

HSK 2 #428

DEFINITIONS

息 xī
  • breath
  • news
  • interest (on an investment or loan)
  • to cease
  • to stop
  • to rest
  • Taiwan pr. [xi2]

STROKES

WORDS

悄无声 qiǎo wú shēng xī quietly; noiselessly
bù xī continually; without a break; ceaselessly
生生不 shēng shēng bù xī to grow and multiply without end
时间 zuò xī shí jiān daily schedule; daily routine
万变 shùn xī wàn biàn in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change
xiē xi to have a rest; to stay for the night; to go to bed; to sleep
gū xī excessively tolerant; to overindulge (sb); overly conciliatory; to seek appeasement at any price
怒 xī nù to calm down; to quell one's anger
bǐng xī hold one's breath
事宁人 xī shì níng rén to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)
肉 xī ròu (medicine) polyp
shēng xī to inhabit; to live (in a habitat)
shēng xī sound (often with negative, not a sound); whisper
bí xī breath
休养生 xiū yǎng shēng xī to recover; to recuperate
dī xī low-interest
自强不 zì qiáng bù xī to strive unremittingly; self-improvement
gǔ xī dividend
养奸 gū xī yǎng jiān to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
shùn xī in a flash; twinkling; ephemeral
nián xī annual interest
学 xìn xī xué information science
偃旗鼓 yǎn qí xī gǔ lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease; to give in
běn xī principal and interest (on a loan)
jiàng xī to lower interest rates