休假

xiūjià

verb HSK 2 #4,984

Meanings

1 to take a vacation
2 to be on leave

Characters

vacation; leave

Examples

他在休假。

Tā zài xiūjià.

He's on vacation.

我下个月要休假。

Wǒ xià gè yuè yào xiūjià.

I'm going on vacation next month.

你今年休了几天假？

Nǐ jīnnián xiū le jǐ tiān jià?

How many days off did you take this year?

Tips

culture

China has Golden Week holidays (黄金周): one week off for Spring Festival and one for National Day (October 1).

Stroke Order

休 xiū

假 jiǎ