作息

zuò xī

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

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Definitions

1. to work and rest

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 安排 ān pái 安排 ān pái to arrange 规划工作和休息时间: to arrange

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“时间”搭配，如“作息时间”，意为工作与休息的时间安排。

Common mistakes

“作息”本身已含工作与休息，不可再加“工作和休息”，如不说“工作和休息的作息”。

Example Sentences

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他的 作息 很规律。

His daily routine is very regular.

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Words Containing 作息

• 作息时间 作息时间 zuò xī shí jiān: daily schedule
• 作息时间表 作息时间表 zuò xī shí jiān biǎo: daily schedule
• 起居作息 起居作息 qǐ jū zuò xī: lit. rising and lying down, working and resting (idiom)

Child Words of 作息

• 作 作 zuō: worker
• 作 作 zuò: to do; to engage in
• 息 息 xī: breath