| 休 | xiū | to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease; (imperative) don't; surname Xiu |
| 休息 | xiū xi | rest; to rest |
| 退休 | tuì xiū | retirement (from work) |
| 休止符 | xiū zhǐ fú | rest (music) |
| 不休 | bù xiū | endlessly; ceaselessly |
| 休止 | xiū zhǐ | to stop |
| 休养 | xiū yǎng | to recuperate; to recover; to convalesce |
| 休闲 | xiū xián | leisure; relaxation; not working; idle; elaxation |
| 休想 | xiū xiǎng | don't think (that) |
| 罢休 | bà xiū | to give up; to abandon (a goal etc); to let sth go; forget it; let the matter drop |
| 休整 | xiū zhěng | to rest and reorganize (military) |
| 休谟 | Xiū mó | David Hume (1711-1776), Scottish Enlightenment philosopher |
| 休假 | xiū jià | to take a vacation; to go on holiday |
| 喋喋不休 | dié dié bù xiū | to chatter or jabber on and on |
| 离休 | lí xiū | to retire; to leave work and rest (euphemism for compulsory retirement of old cadres) |
一不做，
二不休 | yī bù zuò ,
èr bù xiū | don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end; Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.; in for a penny, in for a pound |
| 且休 | qiě xiū | rest for now; stop (usually imperative form) |
| 乞休 | qǐ xiū | to request permission to resign from an official position (old) |
| 介休 | Jiè xiū | Jiexiu county level city in Jinzhong 晋中, Shanxi |
| 介休市 | Jiè xiū shì | Jiexiu county level city in Jinzhong 晋中, Shanxi |
| 休伊特 | Xiū yī tè | Hewitt |
| 休伦湖 | Xiū lún hú | Lake Huron, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖 |
| 休克 | xiū kè | shock; to go into shock |
| 休兵 | xiū bīng | to cease fire; armistice; rested troops |
| 休士顿 | Xiū shì dùn | Houston, Texas |
| 休妻 | xiū qī | to repudiate one's wife |
| 休学 | xiū xué | to suspend schooling; to defer study |
| 休宁 | Xiū níng | Xiuning county in Huangshan 黄山, Anhui |
| 休宁县 | Xiū níng xiàn | Xiuning county in Huangshan 黄山, Anhui |
| 休庭 | xiū tíng | to adjourn (law) |
| 休息室 | xiū xī shì | lobby; lounge |
| 休惜 | xiū xī | recess |
| 休憩 | xiū qì | to rest; to sleep |
| 休战 | xiū zhàn | armistice |
| 休斯敦 | Xiū sī dūn | Houston, Texas |
| 休斯顿 | xiū sī dùn | Houston |
| 休旅车 | xiū lǚ chē | Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) |
| 休会 | xiū huì | adjourn |
| 休眠火山 | xiū mián huǒ shān | dormant volcano |
| 休达 | Xiū dá | Sebta or Ceuta (city in north Morocco) |
| 休闲裤 | xiū xián kù | casual pants |
| 休闲鞋 | xiū xián xié | leisure shoes |
| 休养生息 | xiū yǎng shēng xī | recuperate |
| 倒休 | dǎo xiū | to shift holidays, taking a weekday off |
| 全休 | quán xiū | complete rest (after an illness) |
| 公休 | gōng xiū | public holiday; official leave (e.g. sabbatical) |
| 公休日 | gōng xiū rì | public holiday |
| 刺刺不休 | cì cì bù xiū | to talk incessantly; to chatter on and on |
| 善罢甘休 | shàn bà gān xiū | to leave the matter at that; to be prepared to let go; to be willing to take things lying down |
| 带薪休假 | dài xīn xiū jià | paid leave |
