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
Antonym
  • ACTMOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision.
    Hypernym
    • STOPACT so as NOT to CONTINUE NOW:present ACTION.
      • ACTMOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision.
        • MOVECHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION.
          • CHANGEEVENT involving two MOMENTS t1 and t2, such that a THING at the MOMENT t1 is DIFFERENT FROM that THING at the MOMENT t2....
    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.
          Hyponym
          • SLEEP　REST INTENSELY so as to LACK AWARENESS.
            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 ／

            Words

            寢  qǐn OC: skhimʔ MC: tshim 74 AttributionsWD
              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 AttributionsWD

            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 AttributionsWD

            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 AttributionsWD

              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 AttributionsWD
              Syntactic words
            • NPabacta rest (referring to a concrete instance of resting)
            • VPicease and rest (SHIJI)
            臥  wò OC: ŋʷaals MC: ŋʷɑ 5 AttributionsWD
              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 AttributionsWD
              Syntactic words
            • VPi0intensitivethere is leisure and rest (from various kind of disasters)
            寧處  níng chù OC: neeŋ qhljas MC: neŋ tɕhi̯ɤ 2 AttributionsWD
              Syntactic words
            • NPabactrest from work;
            • VPiacttake a rest
            居  jū OC: ka MC: ki̯ɤ 2 AttributionsWD
              Syntactic words
            • DELETEact
            • viactrestCH
            • vtoNrest (one's mind etc)
            處  chǔ OC: khljaʔ MC: tɕhi̯ɤ 2 AttributionsWD
              Syntactic words
            • viremain in a place to take a rest
            • vtoNfind one's place in> put up withCH
            塈  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 1 AttributionWD
              Syntactic words
            • vito find rest; be at peace
            憩  qì OC: khrads MC: khiɛi 1 AttributionWD

            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 AttributionWD

            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 AttributionWD

            NB: Xiē 歇 is post-Han.

              Syntactic words
            • viactrest
            置  zhì OC: tɯɡs MC: ʈɨ 1 AttributionWD
              Syntactic words
            • vihave a rest, be given a rest (of horses, presumably at a relay station)
            茇  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 1 AttributionWD

            bá

              Syntactic words
            • viactarchaic and poetic: camp in the open among the grasses
            休歇  xiū xiē OC: qhu qhad MC: hɨu hi̯ɐt 1 AttributionWD
              Syntactic words
            • VPirest; take a rest; pause and relax
            住息  zhù xī OC: dos sqlɯɡ MC: ɖi̯o sɨk 1 AttributionWD
              Syntactic words
            • VPiactstop all activities, rest
            坐息  zuò xī OC: sɡoolʔ sqlɯɡ MC: dzʷɑ sɨk 1 AttributionWD
              Syntactic words
            • VPiactsit and rest
            安身  ān shēn OC: qaan qhjin MC: ʔɑn ɕin 1 AttributionWD
              Syntactic words
            • VPiactrest
            止臥  zhǐ wò OC: kljɯʔ ŋʷaals MC: tɕɨ ŋʷɑ 1 AttributionWD
              Syntactic words
            • VPiresultativerest and fall asleep
            說  yuè MC: -- OC: lod 1 AttributionWD
              Syntactic words
            • viactSHI: take one's pleasure in rest
            寧居  níng jū MC: neng kjo OC: neeŋ kaCH 1 AttributionWD
              Syntactic words
            • VPiacttake time off to recuperate, restCH
            茇  bá MC: bat OC: --CH 1 AttributionWD
              Syntactic words
            • vtoNtake shelter atCH
            遊居  yóu jū MC: yuw kjo OC: lu kaCH 1 AttributionWD
              Syntactic words
            • VPiactrestCH
            居息  jū xī MC: kjo sik OC: ka sqlɯɡCH 1 AttributionWD

              Syntactic words
            • VPiactlive in peaceCH
            愒  qì OC: khrads MC: khiɛi 0 AttributionsWD
              Syntactic words
            • vito rest (SHI)
            息心  xī xīn OC: sqlɯɡ slɯm MC: sɨk sim 0 AttributionsWD
              Syntactic words
            • VPiactrelax; relent
            游息  yóu xī OC: lu sqlɯɡ MC: jɨu sɨk 0 AttributionsWD
              Syntactic words
            • VPtoNrelax with N
              Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: CH 0 AttributionsWD
              Syntactic words
            • VPiacttake time off to recuperate, restCH

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