偃息 yǎnxī to rest Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents yǎnxī to rest 偃 yǎn to lie supine (bound form) to lie on one's back; to fall backward face up息 xī noun to rest (bound form) to rest; to take a breakyǎnxī to cease 偃 yǎn to stop (bound form) to cease; to desist; to stop or put an end to an activity息 xī verbadverb to stop (bound form) to cease; to stop; to end; to be extinguished