Chinese word

调休

Pronunciation

Pinyintiáo xiū

Meaning

  • verbtake time off in lieu

Example

我下周要调休一天。wǒ xià zhōu yào tiáo xiū yì tiān

I am taking a day off in lieu next week.

Illustration for 调休 (take time off in lieu)

More examples

加班两小时可以调休半天。jiā bān liǎng xiǎo shí ké yǐ tiáo xiū bàn tiān

After working two hours of overtime, you can take half a day off in lieu.

Core concept

Rest transferred across the calendar so work completed on one day is balanced by a break on another.

Common phrases

  • 申请调休shēn qǐng tiáo xiū

    apply for time off in lieu

  • 加班后调休jiā bān hòu tiáo xiū

    take time off in lieu after working overtime

  • 安排调休ān pái tiáo xiū

    arrange time off in lieu

Similar words

补休bǔ xiū: Take compensatory leave later after working extra hours.
休假xiū jià: Take a regular holiday or other planned break from work or study.
请假qǐng jià: Seek permission to take leave because of a personal matter.
调班diào bān: Swap the scheduled shifts or attendance days in a work timetable.

Definition in Chinese

因加班、调班等而将休息安排到其他日期实现的休假调整行为。yīn jiā bān diào bān děng ér jiāng xiū xī ān pái dào qí tā rì qī shí xiàn de xiū jià tiáo zhěng xíng wéi

Word origin

In 调休 (tiáoxiū, "time off in lieu"), 调 (tiáo, "adjust or rearrange") identifies the shift and 休 (xiū, "rest") identifies what is moved.

Usage tips

  • The word is useful in practical scheduling because it can describe the arrangement behind a day off, while the actual date and length are normally stated separately.

Other meanings

  • substitute holidaynoun
  • compensatory leavenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 调休制度tiáo xiū zhì dùcompensatory leave systemnoun
  • 调休安排tiáo xiū ān páicompensatory leave arrangementsnoun

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