假日

jiàrì

noun HSK 6 #8,472

Meanings

Jiàrì de shíhou nǐ yǒu shénme jìhuà?

What plans do you have for the holidays?

Hěn duō rén zài jiàrì qù lǚyóu.

Many people travel during holidays.

Guóqìng jiàrì yǒu qī tiān.

The National Day holiday is seven days.

grammar

假 is read jià (4th tone) when meaning 'vacation/holiday', not jiǎ (3rd tone, which means 'fake').

usage

假日 = holiday/day off (general). 节日 (jiérì) = festival day. 假期 (jiàqī) = vacation period (longer).

假 jià

日 rì