Chinese word

公休

Pronunciation

Pinyingōng xiū

Meaning

  • nounpublic holiday

Example

春节期间很多单位放公休。chūn jié qī jiān hěn duō dān wèi fàng gōng xiū

Many organizations are closed for public holidays during the Spring Festival.

Illustration for 公休 (public holiday)

More examples

下周六是公休，我们不用去上班。xià zhōu liù shì gōng xiū wǒ men bú yòng qù shàng bān

Next Saturday is a public holiday, so we do not have to go to work.

Core concept

A shared rest day placed on the official work calendar for a group of workers.

Common phrases

  • 放公休fàng gōng xiū

    be off for a public holiday

  • 有公休yǒu gōng xiū

    have a public holiday

  • 法定公休fǎ dìng gōng xiū

    official public holiday

Similar words

假期jià qī: A period when work or school stops for several days so people can take a break.
休假xiū jià: Time off from work that an employer grants or a person takes.
节假日jié jià rì: An official holiday and the associated day off set by a national or traditional calendar.
法定假日fǎ dìng jià rì: An official day off that the law requires or recognizes.

Definition in Chinese

单位或政府规定的休息日，指劳动者可以停工休息的日子，与“公休日”同义且常用于工作场景。dān wèi huò zhèng fǔ guī dìng de xiū xī rì zhǐ láo dòng zhě ké yǐ tíng gōng xiū xī de rì zi yǔ gōng xiū rì tóng yì qiě cháng yòng yú gōng zuò cháng jǐng

Word origin

The compound joins 公 (gōng, "public") and 休 (xiū, "rest"), linking an organization or authority with a scheduled break from work.

Usage tips

  • For English-speaking learners, this term can cover an officially arranged day off on a workplace schedule, not only a holiday fixed for an entire country.

Opposites

Related words

  • 公休日gōng xiū rìpublic holidaynoun

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