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"rest" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
其他 qí tā other / (sth or sb) else / the rest syn
休息 xiū xi rest / to rest syn
其余 其餘 qí yú the rest / the others / remaining / remainder / apart from them syn
歇 xiē to rest / to take a break / to stop / to halt / (dialect) to sleep / a moment / a short while syn
将息 將息 jiāng xī (literary) to rest / to recuperate syn
安息 ān xī to rest / to go to sleep / to rest in peace syn
养神 養神 yǎng shén to rest / to recuperate / to regain composure
休憩 xiū qì to rest / to relax / to take a break syn
休止符 xiū zhǐ fú rest (music)
息 xī breath / news / interest (on an investment or loan) / to cease / to stop / to rest / Taiwan pr. [xi2] syn
歇手 xiē shǒu to rest / to take a break syn
休 xiū to rest / to stop doing sth for a period of time / to cease / (imperative) don't syn
栖 棲 qī to perch / to rest (of birds) / to dwell / to live / to stay syn
憩 qì to rest
塈 jì (literary) to plaster / (literary) to pick up / (literary) to rest
呬 xì to rest
歇气 歇氣 xiē qì to have a break / to rest
息肩 xī jiān (literary) to put down one's burden / to rest / to stay (at an inn etc)
Chinese Pinyin Translation
在于 在於 zài yú to rest with / to lie in / to be due to (a certain attribute) / (of a matter) to be determined by / to be up to (sb) syn
在乎 zài hu to rest with / to lie in / to be due to (a certain attribute) / (often used in the negative) to care about syn
作息 zuò xī to work and rest syn
老本 lǎo běn capital / assets / savings / nest egg / (fig.) reputation / laurels (to rest upon) / old edition of a book / (tree) trunk syn
安枕 ān zhěn to sleep soundly / (fig.) to rest easy / to be free of worries
邮亭 郵亭 yóu tíng postal kiosk / (old) rest shelter for couriers
没错 沒錯 méi cuò that's right / sure! / rest assured! / that's good / can't go wrong syn
安心 ān xīn at ease / to feel relieved / to set one's mind at rest / to keep one's mind on sth syn
只管 zhǐ guǎn solely engrossed in one thing / just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) / simply / by all means / please feel free / do not hesitate (to ask for sth) syn
歇息 xiē xi to have a rest / to stay for the night / to go to bed / to sleep syn
休整 xiū zhěng to rest and reorganize (military)
马不停蹄 馬不停蹄 mǎ bù tíng tí unrelenting / without stopping to rest
诸如此类 諸如此類 zhū rú cǐ lèi things like this (idiom) / and so on / and the rest / etc syn
停歇 tíng xiē to stop for a rest syn
着落 著落 zhuó luò whereabouts / place to settle / reliable source (of funds etc) / (of responsibility for a matter) to rest with sb / settlement / solution syn
离休 離休 lí xiū to retire / to leave work and rest (euphemism for compulsory retirement of old cadres) syn
小憩 xiǎo qì to rest for a bit / to take a breather
长眠 長眠 cháng mián (euphemism) to rest eternally / to lie buried in (one's final resting place) syn
倚靠 yǐ kào to lean on / to rest against / to rely on / support / backing / back of a chair syn
高枕无忧 高枕無憂 gāo zhěn wú yōu to sleep peacefully (idiom) / (fig.) to rest easy / to be free of worries syn
歇脚 歇腳 xiē jiǎo to stop on the way for a rest
兰花指 蘭花指 lán huā zhǐ hand gesture in traditional dances (joined thumb and middle finger, the rest extended) syn
干休 gān xiū to let matters rest
落 luò to fall or drop / (of the sun) to set / (of a tide) to go out / to lower / to decline or sink / to lag or fall behind / to fall onto / to rest with / to get or receive / to write down / whereabouts / settlement syn
枕 zhěn (bound form) pillow / to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. [zhen4]) syn
寝 寢 qǐn (bound form) to lie down to sleep or rest / (bound form) bedroom / (bound form) imperial tomb / (literary) to stop / to cease syn
案兵束甲 àn bīng shù jiǎ to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom) / to relax from fighting
案甲休兵 àn jiǎ xiū bīng to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom) / to relax from fighting
吃粮不管事 吃糧不管事 chī liáng bù guǎn shì to eat without working (idiom) / to take one's pay and not care about the rest
双宿双飞 雙宿雙飛 shuāng sù shuāng fēi lit. to rest and fly together (idiom) / fig. to live in each other's pockets / to be inseparable
一通百通 yī tōng bǎi tōng grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom) syn
与世隔绝 與世隔絕 yǔ shì gé jué to be cut off from the rest of the world (idiom) syn
寝食难安 寢食難安 qǐn shí nán ān lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom) / fig. extremely worried and troubled syn
静一静 靜一靜 jìng yī jìng to put sth to rest / calm down a bit!
劳逸结合 勞逸結合 láo yì jié hé to strike a balance between work and rest (idiom)
永眠 yǒng mián to pass away / to die / to rest eternally
棳 zhuó small pillars that support the roof, those which rest on the main beam
一不做，二不休 yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū lit. either don't do it, or don't rest (idiom) / fig. if you do it at all, you may as well go the whole hog / in for a penny, in for a pound
不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门 不做虧心事，不怕鬼敲門 bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bù pà guǐ qiāo mén he who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night / you can rest with a clear conscience
且休 qiě xiū rest for now / stop (usually imperative form)
入土为安 入土為安 rù tǔ wéi ān buried and at rest (idiom) / Resquiescat in pacem (RIP) syn
全休 quán xiū complete rest (after an illness)
劳逸 勞逸 láo yì work and rest
取其精华，去其糟粕 取其精華，去其糟粕 qǔ qí jīng huá , qù qí zāo pò take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan) / keep what is good, discard the rest / You need to be selective when studying. / In modernizing the country, don't accept uncritically all foreign ideas.
唞 dǒu to take a rest (Cantonese)
师父领进门，修行在个人 師父領進門，修行在個人 shī fu lǐng jìn mén , xiū xíng zài gè rén the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you / you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink
平生不做亏心事，半夜敲门心不惊 平生不做虧心事，半夜敲門心不驚 píng shēng bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bàn yè qiāo mén xīn bù jīng He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night. / Rest with a clear conscience.
心安神闲 心安神閑 xīn ān shén xián with one's heart at ease and one's spirit at rest (idiom)
憩息处 憩息處 qì xī chù rest area
百尺竿头，更尽一步 百尺竿頭，更盡一步 bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom) / fig. much accomplished, still some work to do / to continue to further successes / not to rest on one's laurels
腮托 sāi tuō chin rest (e.g. for a violin)
莫不然 mò bù rán equally true for (all the rest) / the same thing applies (for everyone)
万安 萬安 wàn ān completely secure / a sure thing / rest assured
落栈 落棧 luò zhàn to make a rest stop at a hotel / to put sth into storage
龙龛手鉴 龍龕手鑒 lóng kān shǒu jiàn Longkan Shoujian, Chinese character dictionary from 997 AD containing 26,430 entries, with radicals placed into 240 rhyme groups and arranged according to the four tones, and the rest of the characters similarly arranged under each radical
休息区 休息區 xiū xí qū rest area
公路运输工时与间修公约 公路運輸工時與間修公約 Convention concerning Hours of Work and Rest Periods in Road Transport
公路运输工时与间休公约 公路運輸工時與間休公約 Convention concerning the Regulation of Hours of Work and Rest Periods in Road Transport
工业企业中实行每周休息公约 工業企業中實行每周休息公約 Convention concerning the Application of the Weekly Rest in Industrial Undertakings
商业和办事处所每周休息公约 商業和辦事處所每周休息公約 Convention concerning Weekly Rest in Commerce and Offices
事不关己，高高挂起 事不關己，高高掛起 shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚 君子坦蕩蕩，小人長戚戚 jūn zi tǎn dàng dàng , xiǎo rén cháng qī qī good people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked
托腮 tuō sāi to rest one's chin in one's hand
不眠不休 bù mián bù xiū without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)
薪火相传 薪火相傳 xīn huǒ xiāng chuán lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom) / fig. (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another
过劳肥 過勞肥 guò láo féi overweight from overwork (the supposition that white collar workers become fat as a consequence of factors associated with being under pressure at work, including irregular diet, lack of exercise and inadequate rest)
长期饭票 長期飯票 cháng qī fàn piào (fig.) guarantee of financial support for the rest of one's life
醒面 醒麵 xǐng miàn to let the dough rest
饧面 餳麵 xíng miàn to let the dough rest
了此残生 了此殘生 liǎo cǐ cán shēng to live out the rest of one's life
偃息 yǎn xī (literary) to take a rest / (literary) to cease
善罢甘休 善罷甘休 shàn bà - gān xiū (idiom) to let the matter rest / to just let it go / to take it lying down (usu. used in the negative) syn
大夜 dà yè the second half of the night / early morning (cf. 小夜[xiao3ye4], evening) / (fig.) eternal rest / death / (Buddhism) the night before the cremation of a monk
寝食难安 寢食難安 qǐn shí - nán ān lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom) / fig. extremely worried and troubled syn
月子中心 yuè zi zhōng xīn postpartum care center (a facility providing services such as professional care and nutritionally balanced meals for mothers during the traditional month of rest after giving birth)
休沐 xiū mù (literary) a regular day off granted to officials in ancient times, for "rest and bathing"
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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