休养生息

Traditional: 休養生息

xiū yǎng shēng xī

Dictionary entry

to recover

What does 休养生息 mean?

休养生息 (xiū yǎng shēng xī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to recover

2to recuperate

Character breakdown

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休Xiūsurname Xiu 养yǎngto raise (animals) · to bring up (children)生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur 息xī(bound form) breath · (bound form) to cease; to stop

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休养生息

xiū yǎng shēng xī

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