息
息
xī
breath; news; interest (on an investment or loan); to cease
verb
Character Breakdown
Radical: 心 (no. 61)
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- (verb) breath
- news
- interest (on an investment or loan)
- to cease
- to stop
- to rest
- Taiwan pr. [xi2]
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Words Containing 息
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 休息 | xiū xi | rest | HSK 1 |
| 信息 | xìn xī | information | HSK 2 |
| 不息 | bù xī | continually | |
| 低息 | dī xī | low-interest | |
| 作息 | zuò xī | work and rest | |
| 休息室 | xiū xī shì | lobby | |
| 信息化 | xìn xī huà | informatization (the Information Age analog of industrialization) | |
| 信息学 | xìn xī xué | information science | |
| 信息素 | xìn xī sù | pheromone | |
| 仰人鼻息 | yǎng rén bí xī | to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living |
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