Learn Chinese from the origin:休/rest/break time/"Let's take a break" in Chinese/HSK1/Beginners

Cantonese Cadence
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Hello, today we are going to learn the character 修.
The ancient writing for the character 修 includes the writing for the character 人,
which means people, and the character 木,
which originally means tree, indicating people resting under the tree.
So 修, the original meaning is rest.
Read after me, 修, 修, 修, to rest.
休息, rest, 休息, 休息, 我想休息一下。
I want to have a rest.
我想休息一下。
咱们休息一会儿吧。
Let's take a break.
咱们休息一会儿吧。
她正在房间里休息。
She's having a rest in her room.
她正在房间里休息。
现在是休息时间。
现在, now, 时间, time
现在是休息时间。
It's break time now.
现在是休息时间。
我们休息十分钟。
Let's take a ten-minute break.
我们休息十分钟。
休假, to take a vacation.
我下周休假。
下周, next week.
我下周休假。
I'm taking next week off.
我下周休假。
午休, noon break.
午休, lunch break.
休学, to suspend schooling.
休学。
OK, that's all for today.
See you next time.
