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HSK
5

to rest

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

xie1 xiē

Meaning


Primary

to rest

Alternatives

rest, resting, rests, rested, to take a rest, take a rest

Mnemonic


[xi-] Xena is in [1] front of the [-e] electricity plant where she 歇 rests against the brick wall. Suddenly an electric 曷 fairy comes out and hands Xena a 欠 bill for using the electricity plant grounds 歇 to rest. Offended, Xena takes out her sword and cuts the 曷 fairy and the 欠 bill in half, then resumes 歇 resting.

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