WordTaiwan frequency #20,426
休士頓
ㄒㄧㄡ ㄕˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ
“Houston; major city in Texas, United States”
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休
ㄒㄧㄡ
To rest or stop doing something; to cease; don't (imperative); to retire from work; to break off a marriage engagement; also a surname.
士
ㄕˋ
Bachelor; scholar or gentleman (historical); soldier or specialist worker; honorific term for men; a member of the lowest rank of nobility (historical).
頓
ㄉㄨㄣˋ
to stop or pause; to arrange or place; to kowtow or stamp one's foot; classifier for meals or spells
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Words sharing these characters
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- 人士ㄖㄣˊ ㄕˋperson; figure; public figure; a term for people in general; a personage
- 退休ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄡto leave one's job permanently due to age, years of service, or personal choice; to stop working and live on a pension or savings
- 博士ㄅㄛˊ ㄕˋdoctor (academic degree); PhD holder; (historical) court academician or learned scholar; (old) title for a specialist or master of a trade.
- 休息ㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄧˊto rest; to take a break; to cease work or activity temporarily; to recuperate; to rest in peace (euphemism for death, chiefly Taiwan).
- 休閒ㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢˊleisure; relaxation; free time away from work; not engaged in work; idle; to enjoy leisure; to lie fallow
- 女士ㄋㄩˇ ㄕˋlady; madam; a polite term for a woman; Ms; Miss
- 士兵ㄕˋ ㄅㄧㄥsoldier; a member of an army; enlisted military personnel; in Taiwan, soldiers are ranked as private first class, private, and private second class
- 騎士ㄐㄧˋ ㄕˋknight; a medieval European mounted warrior of the lowest rank of feudal nobility; (Tw) bike or scooter rider
- 武士ㄨˇ ㄕˋwarrior; samurai; a member of the warrior class in medieval Japan; a chivalrous soldier in medieval Europe.
- 巴士ㄅㄚ ㄕˋbus; motor coach; large passenger vehicle for public or private transport
- 瑞士ㄖㄨㄟˋ ㄕˋSwitzerland; a landlocked country in central Europe known for neutrality, banking, and alpine scenery.
- 頓時ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄕˊimmediately; at once; suddenly; in an instant; right then and there.