稍息

shàoxī

verb #14,934

Meanings

1 Stand at ease (military command)
2 to rest briefly

Characters

a little; slightly (here read shào)

to rest; to breathe

Examples

教官喊道：稍息！

Jiàoguān hǎndào: shàoxī!

The instructor shouted: Stand at ease!

立正！稍息！向右看齐！

Lìzhèng! Shàoxī! Xiàng yòu kànqí!

Attention! At ease! Eyes right!

Tips

mistakes

稍息 is pronounced shàoxī (4th tone + 1st tone), not shāoxī. The character 稍 reads shào in this military command, unlike its usual pronunciation shāo (slightly).

Stroke Order

稍 shāo

息 xī