假日

jiàrì

noun HSK 6 #8,472

Meanings

HSK 2

假日的时候你有什么计划？

Jiàrì de shíhou nǐ yǒu shénme jìhuà?

What plans do you have for the holidays?

HSK 3

国庆假日有七天。

Guóqìng jiàrì yǒu qī tiān.

The National Day holiday is seven days.

HSK 6

假日期间，各大景点都会出现出行高峰。

Jiàrì qījiān, gè dà jǐngdiǎn dōu huì chūxiàn chūxíng gāofēng.

During holidays, all the major scenic spots see a peak in travel.

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 jiǎ

日 rì