xiē
歇 (xiē) is a Chinese word meaning “to rest; to take a break; to stop”.
Meanings
- 1to rest
- 2to take a break
- 3to stop
- 4to halt
- 5(dialect) to sleep
- 6a moment
- 7a short while
- Part of speech
- verb
Related words
马歇尔Marshall (name)米歇尔Michel or Mitchell (name)歇斯底里hysteria (loanword)间歇to stop in the middle of sth停歇to stop for a rest歇业to close down (temporarily or permanently)歇息to have a rest歇脚to stop on the way for a rest安歇to go to bed歇手to rest歇后语anapodoton (a saying in which the second part, uttered after a pause or totally left out, is the intended meaning of the allegory presented in the first part)冬歇期winter break