倒休

dǎoxiū
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to swap working days and rest days
  2. 2 to take a comp day (after working on a weekend/holiday)

Examples

Zhōu liù jiābān, xià zhōu yī dǎoxiū.
Work overtime Saturday, take Monday off as a comp day.
Guóqìngjié qiánhòu gōngsī ānpái dǎoxiū.
The company arranges comp-day swaps around National Day.
Dǎoxiū yòu bù děngyú duō fàng yì tiān jià.
Swapping rest days isn't the same as getting an extra day off.

Tips

culture
A fixture of Chinese working life: long public holidays are often 'made up' by working an adjacent Saturday or Sunday. Officially called 调休 in government schedules; 倒休 is the common verb for doing the swap. A perennial source of online complaints.

Stroke Order

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xiū