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放假

fàng jià · fang jia

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Meaning

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  1. to have a holiday or vacation
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Three days of sleep

  1. Liangliang

    下(xià)个(gè)星期(xīngqī)放假(fàngjià)，你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)？

    We have a holiday next week. Where do you want to go?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)在(zài)家(jiā)睡(shuì)三天(sāntiān)。

    I want to sleep at home for three days.

  3. Liangliang

    放假(fàngjià)还(hái)睡觉(shuìjiào)？太(tài)浪费(làngfèi)了(le)！

    Sleep on a holiday? What a waste!

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)放假(fàngjià)打算(dǎsuàn)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    What do you plan to do on holiday?

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)要(yào)去(qù)爬山(páshān)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)怕(pà)早起(zǎoqǐ)。

    I'll go hiking, but I'm afraid of getting up early.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)也(yě)是(shì)在(zài)家(jiā)睡(shuì)三天(sāntiān)。

    Then you will sleep at home for three days too.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)希(xī)望(wàng)在(zài)放(fàng)假(jià)前(qián)做(zuò)完(wán)了(le)工(gōng)作(zuò)。

We hoped to have done with the work before the holidays.

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

02

我(wǒ)已(yǐ)经(jīng)很(hěn)久(jiǔ)没(méi)再(zài)真(zhēn)正(zhèng)地(de)放(fàng)假(jià)了(le)。

It's been a while since I've had a real vacation.

Tatoeba: Chinese by uhasan · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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放
fàng

to put; to place

假
jiǎ

fake; false

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