作息

zuòxī

verb #31,571

Meanings

1 to work and rest; daily routine of work and sleep
2 daily schedule / rhythm of life

Characters

to rest; breathe

Examples

HSK 3

保持健康的作息很重要。

Bǎochí jiànkāng de zuòxī hěn zhòngyào.

Keeping a healthy schedule is important.

HSK 4

他的作息很规律。

Tā de zuòxī hěn guīlǜ.

His daily routine is very regular.

Tips

memory

作 (work) + 息 (rest) - two opposites paired to mean 'the cycle of working and resting,' i.e. your daily rhythm. The classic phrase is 日出而作，日落而息 'work at sunrise, rest at sunset' - the agrarian ideal of life-balance.

Stroke Order

作 zuò

息 xī