"Rest" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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其他 qí tā other / (sth or sb) else / the rest
休息 xiū xi rest / to rest
其余 qí yú the rest / the others / remaining / remainder / apart from them
歇 xiē to rest / to take a break / to stop / to halt / (dialect) to sleep / a moment / a short while
安息 ān xī to rest / to go to sleep / to rest in peace / (history) Parthia
养神 yǎng shén to rest / to recuperate / to regain composure
休憩 xiū qì to rest / to relax / to take a break
休止符 xiū zhǐ fú rest (music)
将息 jiāng xī (literary) to rest / to recuperate
息 xī breath / news / interest (on an investment or loan) / to cease / to stop / to rest / Taiwan pr. [xi2]
歇手 xiē shǒu to rest / to take a break
休 xiū to rest / to stop doing sth for a period of time / to cease / (imperative) don't
栖 qī to perch / to rest (of birds) / to dwell / to live / to stay
憩 qì to rest
塈 jì (literary) to plaster / to pick up / to rest
呬 xì to rest
歇气 xiē qì to have a break / to rest
息肩 xī jiān (literary) to put down one's burden / to rest / to stay (at an inn etc)
在于 zài yú to be in / to lie in / to consist in / to depend on / to rest with
没错 méi cuò that's right / sure! / rest assured! / that's good / can't go wrong
安心 ān xīn at ease / to feel relieved / to set one's mind at rest / to keep one's mind on sth
作息 zuò xī to work and rest
歇息 xiē xi to have a rest / to stay for the night / to go to bed / to sleep
休整 xiū zhěng to rest and reorganize (military)
马不停蹄 mǎ bù tíng tí unrelenting / without stopping to rest
诸如此类 zhū rú cǐ lèi things like this (idiom) / and so on / and the rest / etc
停歇 tíng xiē to stop for a rest
着落 zhuó luò whereabouts / place to settle / reliable source (of funds etc) / (of responsibility for a matter) to rest with sb / settlement / solution
离休 lí xiū to retire / to leave work and rest (euphemism for compulsory retirement of old cadres)
小憩 xiǎo qì to rest for a bit / to take a breather
长眠 cháng mián eternal rest (i.e. death)
倚靠 yǐ kào to lean on / to rest against / to rely on / support / backing / back of a chair
高枕无忧 gāo zhěn wú yōu to sleep peacefully (idiom) / (fig.) to rest easy / to be free of worries
歇脚 xiē jiǎo to stop on the way for a rest
老本 lǎo běn capital / assets / savings / nest egg / (fig.) reputation / laurels (to rest upon) / old edition of a book / (tree) trunk
兰花指 lán huā zhǐ hand gesture in traditional dances (joined thumb and middle finger, the rest extended)
安枕 ān zhěn to sleep soundly / (fig.) to rest easy / to be free of worries
干休 gān xiū to let matters rest
落 luò to fall or drop / (of the sun) to set / (of a tide) to go out / to lower / to decline or sink / to lag or fall behind / to fall onto / to rest with / to get or receive / to write down / whereabouts / settlement
强中自有强中手 qiáng zhōng zì yǒu qiáng zhōng shǒu however strong you are, there is always someone stronger (idiom) / there is always sth more to learn / never be satisfied to rest on your laurels / there is no room for complacency
邮亭 yóu tíng postal kiosk / (old) rest shelter for couriers
枕 zhěn pillow / to pillow / to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. [zhen4] for this sense)
案兵束甲 àn bīng shù jiǎ to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom) / to relax from fighting
案甲休兵 àn jiǎ xiū bīng to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom) / to relax from fighting
吃粮不管事 chī liáng bù guǎn shì to eat without working (idiom) / to take one's pay and not care about the rest
双宿双飞 shuāng sù shuāng fēi lit. to rest and fly together (idiom) / fig. to live in each other's pockets / to be inseparable
一通百通 yī tōng bǎi tōng grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)
与世隔绝 yǔ shì gé jué to be cut off from the rest of the world (idiom)
寝食难安 qǐn shí nán ān lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom) / fig. extremely worried and troubled
静一静 jìng yī jìng to put sth to rest / calm down a bit!
劳逸结合 láo yì jié hé to strike a balance between work and rest (idiom)
永眠 yǒng mián eternal rest (i.e. death)
棳 zhuó small pillars that support the roof, those which rest on the main beam
一不做，二不休 yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū lit. either don't do it, or don't rest (idiom) / fig. if you do it at all, you may as well go the whole hog / in for a penny, in for a pound
不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门 bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bù pà guǐ qiāo mén He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night. / Rest with a clear conscience.
且休 qiě xiū rest for now / stop (usually imperative form)
入土为安 rù tǔ wéi ān buried and at rest (idiom) / Resquiescat in pacem (RIP)
全休 quán xiū complete rest (after an illness)
劳逸 láo yì work and rest
取其精华，去其糟粕 qǔ qí jīng huá , qù qí zāo pò take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan) / keep what is good, discard the rest / You need to be selective when studying. / In modernizing the country, don't accept uncritically all foreign ideas.
唞 dǒu to take a rest (Cantonese)
师父领进门，修行在个人 shī fu lǐng jìn mén , xiū xíng zài gè rén the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you / you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink
平生不做亏心事，半夜敲门心不惊 píng shēng bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bàn yè qiāo mén xīn bù jīng He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night. / Rest with a clear conscience.
心安神闲 xīn ān shén xián with one's heart at ease and one's spirit at rest (idiom)
憩息处 qì xī chù rest area
百尺竿头，更尽一步 bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom) / fig. much accomplished, still some work to do / to continue to further successes / not to rest on one's laurels
腮托 sāi tuō chin rest (e.g. for a violin)
万安 wàn ān completely secure / a sure thing / rest assured
落栈 luò zhàn to make a rest stop at a hotel / to put sth into storage
龙龛手鉴 Lóng kān Shǒu jiàn Longkan Shoujian, Chinese character dictionary from 997 AD containing 26,430 entries, with radicals placed into 240 rhyme groups and arranged according to the four tones, and the rest of the characters similarly arranged under each radical
休息区 xiū xí qū rest area
公路运输工时与间修公约  Convention concerning Hours of Work and Rest Periods in Road Transport
公路运输工时与间休公约  Convention concerning the Regulation of Hours of Work and Rest Periods in Road Transport
工业企业中实行每周休息公约  Convention concerning the Application of the Weekly Rest in Industrial Undertakings
商业和办事处所每周休息公约  Convention concerning Weekly Rest in Commerce and Offices
事不关己，高高挂起 shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚 jūn zi tǎn dàng dàng , xiǎo rén cháng qī qī good people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked
托腮 tuō sāi to rest one's chin in one's hand
不眠不休 bù mián bù xiū without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)
薪火相传 xīn huǒ xiāng chuán lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom) / fig. (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another
长期饭票 cháng qī fàn piào (fig.) guarantee of financial support for the rest of one's life
饧面 xíng miàn to let the dough rest (after mixing it)
醒面 xǐng miàn to let the dough rest (after mixing it)
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