歇脚

歇腳
xiējiǎo
verb #35,383

Meanings

  1. 1 to stop and rest (during a journey)
  2. 2 to take a break from walking

Examples

Zǒu lèi le, wǒmen zhǎo ge dìfang xiē xie jiǎo ba.
We're tired from walking — let's find a place to rest our feet.
Lù biān yǒu ge cháguǎn, kěyǐ jìnqù xiējiǎo.
There's a teahouse by the road; we can pop in for a rest.

Tips

usage
Splittable verb-object: you can say 歇歇 (take a quick rest, with reduplication softening the verb) or 一会儿 (rested the feet for a while). Specifically about resting your feet during travel — different from general 休息 (xiūxi, 'rest' broadly).

Stroke Order

xiē
jiǎo