How to pronounce xiu xi (休息) in Chinese
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休息
xiū xi
Characters & meanings
to rest
to rest; breath
Common mistake
High + neutral (1-0): glide level through xiū (x + iou), then tap xi off softly — both syllables share the palatal x, but only the first has length.
Tone change in this word
息 is neutral in 休息, though full xī elsewhere (消息 xiāoxi also reduces it).
Example sentence
你休息一下吧。
Nǐ xiūxi yīxià ba.
Take a little break.
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