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

處 qì xī chù rest area
chāi xī daily interest on a loan
扑热痛 pū rè xī tòng paracetamol (loanword)
撲熱痛 pū rè xī tòng paracetamol (loanword)
日出而作,日入而 rì chū ér zuò , rì rù ér xī lit. to get up at sunrise and work until sunset (proverb); fig. to lead a plain and hardworking life
zàn xī a lull (in the storm); brief break (in rain)
zàn xī a lull (in the storm); brief break (in rain)
yuè xī monthly interest
yǒu xī interest-bearing (bank account)
杳无消 yǎo wú xiāo xī see 杳無音信|杳无音信[yao3 wu2 yin1 xin4]
杳無消 yǎo wú xiāo xī see 杳無音信|杳无音信[yao3 wu2 yin1 xin4]
qī xī (of a bird) to perch; (of creatures in general) to inhabit; to dwell
地 qī xī dì habitat
qì xī breath; smell; odor; flavor
奄奄 qì xī yǎn yǎn to have only a breath of life (idiom)
奄奄 qì xī yǎn yǎn to have only a breath of life (idiom)
来源 xiāo xi lái yuán web feed; news feed; syndicated feed
來源 xiāo xi lái yuán web feed; news feed; syndicated feed
队列 xiāo xi duì liè message queue (computing)
隊列 xiāo xi duì liè message queue (computing)
灵通 xiāo xi líng tōng to be well-informed
靈通 xiāo xi líng tōng to be well-informed
灵通人士 xiāo xi líng tōng rén shì well-informed source; person with inside information
靈通人士 xiāo xi líng tōng rén shì well-informed source; person with inside information
jiǎn xī to lower the interest rate