年假

niánjià

noun #39,427

Meanings

1 annual leave
2 New Year holidays

Characters

leave / vacation

Examples

我今年的年假还没休。

Wǒ jīnnián de niánjià hái méi xiū.

I still haven't taken my annual leave this year.

公司规定年假不能跨年使用。

Gōngsī guīdìng niánjià bù néng kuà nián shǐyòng.

Company policy doesn't allow annual leave to carry over to the next year.

放年假了，回家过年吧。

Fàng niánjià le, huí jiā guònián ba.

The New Year holiday has started — let's go home for the festival.

Tips

usage

Two distinct senses: (1) statutory paid annual leave from work; (2) the school/work break around Chinese New Year. Context decides — 休年假 usually means the first, 放年假 the second.

Stroke Order

年 nián

假 jià