息 xī HSK1 breathe, rest Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (3) All meanings 5 xī 5 cease 2interest 2breath 1 5 sentences 累了就休息一会儿。 lèi le jiù xiū xī yīhuìr. Take a rest for a while if you are tired. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary银行每半年结算一次利息。 yínháng měi bàn nián jiésuàn yī cì lì xī. The bank settles interest every six months. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary加息的传闻对债市非常利空。 jiā xī de chuánwén duì zhàishì fēicháng lìkōng. Rumors of an interest rate hike are very bearish for the bond market. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary大雨昼夜不息地下着,庄稼都淹了。 dàyǔ zhòuyè bù xī de xià zhe, zhuāngjia dōu yān le. The heavy rain fell incessantly day and night, flooding the crops. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary生命垂危之际,他只剩下一息尚存。 shēngmìng chuíwēi zhījì, tā zhǐ shèngxià yī xī shàngcún. On the brink of death, he had only a faint breath of life left. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary