Chinese word

暑假

Pronunciation

Pinyinshǔ jià

Meaning

  • nounsummer vacation

Example

我暑假去海边。wǒ shǔ jià qù hǎi biān

I go to the beach during summer vacation.

Illustration for 暑假 (summer vacation)

More examples

这个暑假我打算去打工。zhè ge shǔ jià wǒ dǎ suàn qù dǎ gōng

This summer vacation, I plan to get a summer job.

Core concept

A school-year door that closes for an extended stretch of summer, leaving time for trips and seasonal activities.

Common phrases

  • 在暑假里zài shǔ jià lǐ

    during summer vacation

  • 利用暑假lì yòng shǔ jià

    make use of summer vacation

  • 做暑假作业zuò shǔ jià zuò yè

    do summer vacation homework

Similar words

假期jià qī: A period of time away from work or school.
暑期shǔ qī: The summer period of the year.
假日jià rì: A day officially designated as a holiday by a country or workplace.
寒假hán jià: A long school holiday during winter, often used for rest or winter activities.

Definition in Chinese

指学校在夏季放的较长假期，学生通常离校或参加暑期活动和旅行。zhǐ xué xiào zài xià jì fàng de jiào cháng jià qī xué shēng tōng cháng lí xiào huò cān jiā shǔ qī huó dòng hé lǚ xíng

Word origin

暑假 (shǔjià, "summer vacation") is a transparent compound of 暑 (shǔ, "summer heat") + 假 (jià, "holiday"), so its form names a holiday tied to the hottest season.

Usage tips

  • As a time setting, this word can come first in a sentence, followed by a plan, place, or activity, which makes short travel stories easy to organize.

Opposites

Related words

  • 暑假作业shǔ jià zuò yèsummer vacation homeworknoun
  • 暑假班shǔ jià bānsummer classnoun
  • 暑假工shǔ jià gōngsummer vacation jobnoun

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