Translation

• to rest
• to stop doing sth for a period of time
• to cease
• (imperative) don't

Synonyms

• 休息, 休憩, 作息, 停歇, 喘喘气, 喘息, 喘气, 息, 歇, 歇息, 歇歇
• 下马, 人亡政, 休止, 住, 偃旗息鼓, 停, 停下, 停停, 停息, 停歇, 停止, 告一段落, 寝, 已, 平息, 息, 悬停, 打住, 歇, 止, 止住, 止息, 煞住, 终止, 罢, 艾, 辍, 适可而止, 鸣金收兵
• 不, 免, 切莫, 勿, 匪, 弗, 无, 未, 毋, 莫, 请勿, 非

Examples

• 我能休息一会儿吗？
  Can I rest a bit?
• 他65岁退了休。
  He retired at the age of 65.
• 我们在树荫下休息。
  We had a rest in the shade.
• 他们休息了一会儿。
  They had a rest for a while.
• 躺下来休息一会儿。
  Lie down and rest for a while.
• 我如果休息一会没问题吧？
  Is it okay if I take a break?
• 2月我们有个短期休假。
  We had a short vacation in February.
• 他退休后的生活不快乐。
  His life after retirement was unhappy.
• 我父亲六十岁就要退休了。
  My father will retire at the age of sixty.
• 我躺了下来休息。
  I lay down to rest.