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休假

xiū jià · xiu jia

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave
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Vacation plans

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)下周(xiàzhōu)休假(xiūjià)吗(ma)？

    Are you taking leave next week?

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)休假(xiūjià)一周(yīzhōu)。

    Yes, I take a week of leave.

  3. Liangliang

    去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)玩(wán)？

    Where will you go?

  4. Dengdeng

    哪儿(nǎr)也(yě)不去(bùqù)，在家(zàijiā)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    Nowhere. I will sleep at home.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)为什么(wèishénme)要(yào)休假(xiūjià)？

    Then why take leave?

  6. Dengdeng

    休假(xiūjià)的(de)时候(shíhou)，我(wǒ)可以(kěyǐ)不(bù)起床(qǐchuáng)。

    On leave I do not have to get up.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

今(jīn)天(tiān)我(wǒ)休(xiū)假(jià)，要(yào)不(bu)要(yào)一(yì)起(qǐ)玩(wán)游(yóu)戏(xì)？

Since I have today off, shall we play a game?

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by StygianMist · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)休(xiū)假(jià)期(qī)间(jiān)花(huā)了(le)一(yí)大(dà)笔(bǐ)钱(qián)。

She spent a good deal of money on her vacation.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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休
xiū

to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time

假
jiǎ

fake; false

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