生息

Traditional form:

生息

Pinyin (reading):

shēngxī

Definitions:

• to inhabit
• to live (in a habitat)

Characters:

• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth
• 息 - to end, to cease, to put a stop to; pause, breath, rest; news

Traditional characters:

• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth
• 息 - to end, to cease, to put a stop to; pause, breath, rest; news