Chinese word

放假

Pronunciation

Pinyinfàng jià

Meaning

  • verbhave a vacation

Example

学校明天开始放假了。xué xiào míng tiān kāi shǐ fàng jià le

The school starts its vacation tomorrow.

Illustration for 放假 (have a vacation)

More examples

我下周放假，打算回家。wǒ xià zhōu fàng jià dǎ suàn huí jiā

I will be on vacation next week and plan to go home.

Core concept

A set time when normal work or lessons are put aside and people are free.

Common phrases

  • 放假了fàng jià le

    be on vacation

  • 明天放假míng tiān fàng jià

    have a day off tomorrow

  • 放假一天fàng jià yì tiān

    take a day off

Similar words

休息xiū xī: Resting the body or mind for a short time.
放学fàng xué: Ending school lessons for the day and going home.

Definition in Chinese

使人进入假期，指在节日或安排的时间内停止劳动或教学活动。shǐ rén jìn rù jià qī zhǐ zài jié rì huò ān pái de shí jiān nèi tíng zhǐ láo dòng huò jiào xué huó dòng

Word origin

The compound 放 (fàng, "let go") + 假 (jià, "leave") names the act of letting people enter an official period away from work or study.

Usage tips

  • English often connects a holiday with travel, but this word can refer simply to the school or workplace calendar, even when nobody goes anywhere.

Other meanings

  • close for a holidayverb
  • holidaynoun

Opposites

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