- 休息 xiūxi restto rest or take a break from work or physical activity
- 休闲 xiūxián fallowto leave land uncultivated to restore its fertility
- 退休 tuìxiū retireto retire from the workforce
- 休假 xiūjià vacationto go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave
- 休想 xiūxiǎng don't imaginedon't think for a moment that something is possible; don't even dream of it
- 不休 bùxiū ceaselesslycontinuing without stop or pause; endlessly
- 休息室 xiūxīshì lobbya public foyer or waiting area in a building such as a theater or concert hall
- 休庭 xiūtíng adjournto adjourn (law)
- 休克 xiūkè shock(medicine) shock; to go into shock
- 罢休 bàxiū abandonto give up or abandon a goal, task, or pursuit
- 喋喋不休 diédiébùxiū chatter(idiom) to chatter endlessly; to talk nonstop
- 双休日 shuāngxiūrì two-day weekend
- 休养 xiūyǎng recuperateto rest and nurture one's health or physical strength, especially after illness, surgery, or exhaustion
- 休斯敦 Xiūsīdūn HoustonHouston, Texas
- 休整 xiūzhěng rest and reorganizeto rest and reorganize (especially of a military unit)
- 休斯顿 Xiūsīdùn Houston
- 退休金 tuìxiūjīn pensionretirement pension; pension payments received after retirement
- 午休 wǔxiū lunch breaka period of rest from work or school during the middle of the day
- 离休 líxiū retireto leave work and rest; specifically used as a euphemism for the compulsory retirement of veteran cadres in China
- 休战 xiūzhàn armisticean agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting; a truce
- 休止 xiūzhǐ stopto stop; to cease
- 休学 xiūxué suspend schoolingto take a temporary leave of absence from school or to defer one's studies
- 休伊特 Xiūyītè HewittHewitt (name)
- 休市 xiūshì close marketto close the market (for a holiday, overnight, etc.)
- 休眠 xiūmián dormant (biology)referring to a state of suspended biological activity or growth in organisms such as plants or seeds
- 休憩 xiūqì restto rest, relax, or take a break from exertion or activity
- 休会 xiūhuì adjournto adjourn
- 双休 shuāngxiū two-day weekendtwo-day weekend (abbr. for [[双休日|雙休日|shuang1 xiu1 ri4]])
- 休养生息 xiūyǎngshēngxī recuperateto rest and build up strength, especially of a nation or population after a period of war or turmoil
- 休息日 xiūxirì day offa day in which a person is not required to work or go to school; a holiday or weekend.
- 公休 gōngxiū business closure(specifically in Taiwan) for a business establishment to be closed regularly on certain days, as determined by a trade association
- 轮休 lúnxiū rotate leaveto take holidays or days off in rotation or according to a staggered schedule
- 善罢甘休 shànbàgānxiū let it restto let the matter rest; to let it go; to take it lying down (usually used in the negative)
- 调休 tiáoxiū compensatory leaveto take a day off on a workday to compensate for having worked during a holiday or weekend
- 休怪 xiūguài don't blamedon't blame (someone)
- 休止符 xiūzhǐfú restrest (music)
- 休戚相关 xiūqīxiāngguān shared destinyto be closely linked by shared interests, joy, and sorrow; to be in the same boat
- 补休 bǔxiū compensatory leaveTo take deferred time off to make up for working during the weekend or holidays; leave granted as compensation for overtime.
- 不眠不休 bùmiánbùxiū tirelesslywithout stopping to sleep or rest (idiom)
- 一醉方休 yīzuìfāngxiū get drunkto drink until one is thoroughly intoxicated; to drink to one's heart's content
- 病休 bìngxiū sick leaveto be on sick leave
- 休宁县 Xiūníng Xiàn Xiuning CountyXiuning, a county in Huangshan City, Anhui
- 休息站 xiūxizhàn rest stopa place along a road or path where people can stop to rest, eat, or use facilities.
- 介休市 Jièxiū Shì JiexiuJiexiu, a county-level city in Jinzhong City, Shanxi
- 休兵 xiūbīng cease-fireto stop fighting or conclude an armistice
- 倒休 dǎoxiū shift holidaysto shift holidays, taking a weekday off
- 惠特妮·休斯顿 Huìtènī· Xiūsīdùn Whitney HoustonWhitney Houston (1963-2012), American singer and actress
- 全休 quánxiū complete restcomplete rest (after an illness)
- 休眠火山 xiūmiánhuǒshān dormant volcano
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH