假日

jiàrì

noun HSK 6 #8,472

Meanings

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?

很多人在假日去旅游。

Hěnduō rén zài jiàrì qù lǚyóu.

Many people travel during holidays.

国庆假日有七天。

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 jiǎ

日 rì