休惜 xiūxī recess Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 休 xiū verbadjective to stop (bound form) to cease; to stop or end; to finish惜 xī verb to begrudge (bound form) to be stingy with; to begrudge or spare, as in 不惜 bùxī or 吝惜 lìnxī