补休 (bǔxiū): to take compensatory time off

Meanings

1 to take compensatory time off
2 comp leave (for working a weekend or holiday)

Characters

补

Examples

周末加班的话可以补休一天。

Zhōumò jiābān de huà kěyǐ bǔxiū yì tiān.

If you work overtime on the weekend you can take one day of comp leave.

我下周一补休,不用找我。

Wǒ xià zhōuyī bǔxiū, búyòng zhǎo wǒ.

I'm taking comp leave next Monday — don't look for me.

Tips

usage

补休 is the legal alternative to overtime pay (加班费 jiābānfèi) under Chinese labor law: when you work a rest day, the employer must either pay 200% or grant 补休. Worth distinguishing from 调休 (tiáoxiū) — swapping a workday with an adjacent weekend, used for the long public-holiday bridges.