xiū yǎng shēng xī
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  • develop economy and increase population; recover from a social upheaval and restore production; recuperate and rebuild (a country)

    • shǐ guó jiā zài zhàn hòu néng xiū yǎng shēng xī

      使国家战后休养生息

      enable the country to have the capacity to recover after the war

    • dà zhàn zhī hòu gè guó dōu xū yào shí jiān xiū yǎng shēng xī

      大战需要时间休养生息

      After a great war, every country needs time to recuperate and multiply its population.

    • zài zhè duàn shí jiān li nǐ kě yǐ xiū yǎng shēng xī

      时间可以休养生息

      During that time, you recuperate.

    • zài jiù yuē zhōng tǔ dì miǎn qù yī nián de gēng zuò shì shén de zhǐ shì yǐ shǐ tǔ dì dé dào xiū yǎng shēng xī

      旧约土地免去耕作指示使土地得到休养生息

      In the Old Testament, a year of rest was ordered by God, to give the land time to rest and rejuvenate itself.

Word usage

  • Note
    "休" cannot be written as "修".