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暑假

shǔ jià · shu jia

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. summer vacation
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Learn to swim, from tomorrow

  1. Liangliang

    暑假(shǔjià)马上(mǎshàng)就要(jiùyào)到(dào)了(le)，你(nǐ)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)计划(jìhuà)

    Summer vacation is almost here! What are your plans?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)学(xué)游泳(yóuyǒng)，每年(měinián)暑假(shǔjià)我(wǒ)都(dōu)这么(zhème)说(shuō)

    I want to learn to swim. I say that every summer vacation.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)学会(xuéhuì)了(le)吗(ma)？

    So did you learn?

  4. Dengdeng

    每年(měinián)开学(kāixué)前(qián)才(cái)想起来(xiǎngqilai)。今年(jīnnián)我(wǒ)从(cóng)明天(míngtiān)开始(kāishǐ)

    I only remember it before school starts. This year I'll start tomorrow!

  5. Liangliang

    是(shì)明年(míngnián)的(de)明天(míngtiān)吗(ma)？

    Tomorrow of next year?

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01

暑(shǔ)假(jià)里(lǐ)，我(wǒ)半(bàn)夜(yè)十(shí)二(èr)点(diǎn)才(cái)吃(chī)晚(wǎn)饭(fàn)。

During summer breaks, I ate dinner at midnight.

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

02

今(jīn)年(nián)暑(shǔ)假(jià)我(wǒ)打(dǎ)算(suàn)去(qù)海(hǎi)边(biān)玩(wán)。

This summer vacation I plan to go to the seaside.

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