作息
Old HSK 6
作息 (zuòxī) · work and rest
作息 (zuòxī) means “work and rest; daily routine”. It is written with 2 characters: 作 (to make) + 息 (rest). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 作息 is built
The characters
作 zuò · to make
What 作 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 乍zhà — first time
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 下xià — down
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卜bo — divination
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A person 亻 making something for the first time 乍; 乍 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
息 xī · rest
What 息 is made of
- 自zì — self
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 二 — two strokes
- 目mù — eye
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: To breathe (life, 心) through one's nose 自; 心 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
放假了也要保持规律的作息。Fàngjià le yě yào bǎochí guīlǜ de zuòxī.Keep a regular daily routine even on holiday.
他的作息时间很不规律。Tā de zuòxī shíjiān hěn bù guīlǜ.His sleep and work hours are very irregular.
Questions about 作息
What does 作息 mean?
作息 (zuòxī) means “work and rest; daily routine”.
How do you pronounce 作息?
作息 is pronounced zuòxī.
Which HSK level is 作息?
作息 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 动作dòngzuòaction
- 工作gōngzuòwork
- 叫作jiàozuòto be called
- 作家zuòjiāwriter
- 作文zuòwéncomposition
- 作业zuòyèhomework
- 作用zuòyòngeffect
- 创作chuàngzuòto create
- 合作hézuòto cooperate
- 写作xiězuòwriting
Learn 作息 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 250: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.