REST    休息息

STOP WORK.
RELAXTAKE A RESTEASE UP/OFFLET UPSLOW DOWNHAVE/TAKE A BREAKUNBENDUNWINDRECHARGE ONE'S BATTERIESBE AT LEISURETAKE IT EASYPUT ONE'S FEET UPLIE DOWNGO TO BEDHAVE/TAKE A NAPCATNAPDOZESLEEPINFORMAL TAKE FIVEHAVE/TAKE A BREATHERCATCH FORTY WINKSGET SOME SHUT-EYETAKE A LOAD OFFCHILLCHILL OUTCATCH SOME ZS
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for resting is xí 息 (ant. zuò 作 "work"). 2. Xiū 休 (ant. láo 勞 "work hard") refers to brief break in a working process. 3. Yàn 晏 (ant. qín 勤 "work assiduously") refers to relaxing at home. 4. Qì 憩 (ant. xīn 辛 "work strenuously until exhaustion") is an elevated poetic word for resting. NB: Xiē 歇 is post-Han.
Modern Chinese Criteria
休息 歇息 喘息 甦息 停歇 歇閑 歇氣 歇乏 喘氣 安息 "rest in peace' 安眠 "sleep in peace" 休 歇 息 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • SLEEP　REST INTENSELY so as to LACK AWARENESS. (anc: 14/0, child: 0)
Antonym
  • ACTMOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision.
See also
  • LEISUREPEACEFUL BECAUSE one LACKS DUTY to WORK.
  • PEACEFULDELIGHTFUL BECAUSE ORDERLY AND LACKING CHAOS.
  • PLAYACT NOT SERIOUSLY so as to CAUSE ONESELF to BECOME DELIGHTED.
Hypernym
  • STOP　ACT so as NOT to CONTINUE NOW:present ACTION. (anc: 12/0, child: 10)
  • ACT　MOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision. (anc: 11/0, child: 24)
  • MOVE　CHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION. (anc: 10/0, child: 21)
  • Anthologia sive Florilegium rerum et materiarum selectarum ( LANGIUS 1631) p.

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  • 現代漢語同義詞詞典 ( LIU SHUXIN 1987) p. 6

    • Words (30 items)

    寢  qǐn OC: skhimʔ MC: tshim 74 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabactresting; going to rest
    • viactlie in bed; stay in bed; keep in bed
    • viacttake a rest; go to rest; go to sleep
    • vt+prep+Nrest in (sleeping place etc)
    • vtoNbe in bed because of N; keep in bed with (a flue)
    • vtoNN=placerest onself on when going to sleep; to sleep on, sleep in (a place)
    息  xī OC: sqlɯɡ MC: sɨk 22 Attributions

    The current general word for resting is xí 息 (ant. zuò 作 "work").

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 休/REST Xiū 休 (ant. láo 勞 "work hard") refers to brief break in a working process.

      Syntactic words
    • vifind peace, find rest; get to rest
    • viactrest; stop for breath
    • vt(oN)take a rest in the contextually determinate NCH
    • vtoNrest on; rest in
    • vtoNcausativecause to rest, give rest to; reassure; give respite
    • vtoNcausativeto let (somebody) have a rest
    • vtoNcausativegive (oneself) rest
    • vttoN1.+prep+N2figurativerest N1 on N2
    休  xiū OC: qhu MC: hɨu 19 Attributions

    Xiū 休 (ant. láo 勞 "work hard") refers to brief break in a working process.

      Word relations
    • Object: 兵/ARMY Bīng 兵 "armed force" focusses on the weapons ready for use and may refer to any military grouping. [GENERAL]
    • Epithet: 不/NOT
    • Assoc: 息/REST The current general word for resting is xí 息 (ant. zuò 作 "work").

      Syntactic words
    • nabactstop, rest
    • vadNrestful (time etc)CH
    • viacttake a rest; rest at, put up at
    • viimperativerest!
    • vt+prep+Nrest at the place N
    • vtoNfind one's repose in, rest inCH
    • vtoNcausativeallow to rest (e.g. the army); give peace to
    • vtoNpermissiveallow oneself to rest
    止  zhǐ OC: kljɯʔ MC: tɕɨ 10 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Ant: 動/MOVE The current general word for movement of any kind, psychological as well as physical, is dòng 動 (ant. jìng 靜 "remain still").
    • Ant: 行/ACT The current general word for any deliberate action one may be held morally and/or administratively responsible for is xíng 行 (ant. zhǐ 止 "decide not to take action"). The nominal entries have the old reading xìng. [COMMENDATORY!], [GENERAL], [HABITUAL], [RESPONSIBLE]
    • Assoc: 集/SIT Jí 集 refers to birds settling in a certain place, often but not always in a flock.
    • Oppos: 進/ADVANCE The standard general word for physically going or moving forward is jìn 進 (ant. tuì 退 "withdraw backwards"). >>GENERAL

      Syntactic words
    • nabfeaturestillness
    • viactbe at rest; take temporary abode; come to rest; be inactive, fail to engage in action
    • vt prep Nfigurativerest in, reside in, be positioned inLZ
    • vt+Nrest in a place N; take one's temporary abode in
    • vt+prep+Nrest at N
    休息  xiū xī OC: qhu sqlɯɡ MC: hɨu sɨk 7 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabacta rest (referring to a concrete instance of resting)
    • VPicease and rest (SHIJI)
    臥  wò OC: ŋʷaals MC: ŋʷɑ 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • viacttake a nap; stay in bed (because of illness)
    • vtoNstay in bed because of (illness)
    暇  xiá OC: ɡraas MC: ɦɣɛ
    閑暇  xián xiá OC: ɢreen ɡraas MC: ɦɣɛn ɦɣɛ 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPi0intensitivethere is leisure and rest (from various kind of disasters)
    處  chǔ OC: khljaʔ MC: tɕhi̯ɤ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • viremain in a place to take a rest
    • vtoNfind one's place in> put up withCH
    寧處  níng chù OC: neeŋ qhljas MC: neŋ tɕhi̯ɤ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabactrest from work;
    • VPiacttake a rest
    居  jū OC: ka MC: ki̯ɤ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • DELETEact
    • viactrestCH
    • vtoNrest (one's mind etc)
    止臥  zhǐ wò OC: kljɯʔ ŋʷaals MC: tɕɨ ŋʷɑ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiresultativerest and fall asleep
    茇  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 1 Attribution

    bá

      Syntactic words
    • viactarchaic and poetic: camp in the open among the grasses
    茇  bá MC: bat OC: -- 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNtake shelter atCH
    說  yuè MC: -- OC: lod 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • viactSHI: take one's pleasure in rest
    居息  jū xī MC: kjo sik OC: ka sqlɯɡ 1 Attribution

      Syntactic words
    • VPiactlive in peaceCH
    安身  ān shēn OC: qaan qhjin MC: ʔɑn ɕin 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactrest
    遊居  yóu jū MC: yuw kjo OC: lu ka 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactrestCH
    塈  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vito find rest; be at peace
    憩  qì OC: khrads MC: khiɛi 1 Attribution

    Qì 憩 (ant. xīn 辛 "work strenuously until exhaustion") is an elevated poetic word for resting.

      Syntactic words
    • viacttake a rest
    晏  yàn OC: qraans MC: ʔɣan 1 Attribution

    Yàn 晏 (ant. qín 勤 "work assiduously") refers to relaxing at home.

      Syntactic words
    • vadNcalm (resting place)
    • viactrelax with feasting, relax
    歇  xiē OC: qhad MC: hi̯ɐt 1 Attribution

    NB: Xiē 歇 is post-Han.

      Syntactic words
    • viactrest
    坐息  zuò xī OC: sɡoolʔ sqlɯɡ MC: dzʷɑ sɨk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactsit and rest
    住息  zhù xī OC: dos sqlɯɡ MC: ɖi̯o sɨk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactstop all activities, rest
    寧居  níng jū MC: neng kjo OC: neeŋ ka 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiacttake time off to recuperate, restCH
    休歇  xiū xiē OC: qhu qhad MC: hɨu hi̯ɐt 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPirest; take a rest; pause and relax
    置  zhì OC: tɯɡs MC: ʈɨ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vihave a rest, be given a rest (of horses, presumably at a relay station)
    息心  xī xīn OC: sqlɯɡ slɯm MC: sɨk sim 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactrelax; relent
    游息  yóu xī OC: lu sqlɯɡ MC: jɨu sɨk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNrelax with N
    愒  qì OC: khrads MC: khiɛi 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vito rest (SHI)
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPiacttake time off to recuperate, restCH