休养

• 拼音: xiū yǎng
• 汉字拆解: 休 = 人 + 木 (rest); 养 = 羊 + 食 (nourish/nurture)

含义

To rest and recuperate; to convalesce after illness, injury, or overwork.

Encompasses both physical rest and holistic recovery of strength and wellbeing. Also used in historical and political contexts (休养生息) to describe policies of allowing people to recover after hardship.

例句

1. 医生建议他术后至少休养三个月，严格控制饮食和运动强度，避免过早劳累。
2. 经过长期高强度工作，她利用年假在乡间小屋安静休养了两周，彻底恢复了精力。
3. 战争结束后，政府推行休养生息的政策，减轻百姓负担，促进社会经济的全面恢复。

用法指南

语境: health, recovery, history, lifestyle

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 大病初愈后切忌操之过急，应遵照医嘱充分休养，循序渐进地恢复日常活动。(After recovering from a serious illness, do not rush; follow the doctor's instructions and recuperate fully before gradually resuming daily activities.)
• 他退休后选择在南方的疗养院休养，阳光充足的环境有助于他的身体康复与心情调适。(After retiring, he chose to recuperate at a convalescent home in the south, where ample sunlight supported both his physical recovery and emotional wellbeing.)

错误说法

• 机器需要休养 — 休养 applies to living beings recovering health and energy; for machines use 维修 or 保养; equipment does not convalesce

起源与历史

休 (rest) + 养 (nourish/recover) — resting and nourishing the body back to health

文化背景

时代: Traditional to Modern

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal