假

jià

noun HSK 2 #939

Meanings

1 vacation
2 holiday
3 leave

Characters

false; fake; holiday

Examples

你什么时候放假？

Nǐ shénme shíhou fàngjià?

When do you have vacation?

寒假我想去旅游。

Hánjià wǒ xiǎng qù lǚyóu.

I want to travel during winter break.

他请了三天假。

Tā qǐng le sān tiān jià.

He took three days off.

Tips

mistakes

假 has two pronunciations: jià (vacation/leave) and jiǎ (fake/false). Completely different meanings!

usage

放假 = to have vacation. 请假 = to ask for leave. 寒假 = winter break. 暑假 = summer break.

Stroke Order

假 jià