shǔ jià
summer vacation
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暑假期间，我去了趟北京。
Shǔjià qījiān, wǒ qùle tàng běijīng.
During the summer vacation, I went to Beijing.
暑假里，我每天都去游泳。
Shǔjià lǐ, wǒ měitiān dōu qù yóuyǒng.
During the summer vacation, I went swimming every day.
暑假快到了，我真高兴。
Shǔjià kuài dàole, wǒ zhēn gāoxìng.
Summer vacation is coming soon, I'm so happy.
暑期 (shǔqī)
summer vacation
暑假 (shǔjià)
summer holiday
寒假 (hán jià)
winter vacation
春假 (chūn jià)
spring vacation
The Chinese word for summer vacation, 暑假 (shǔjià), is composed of two characters: 暑 (shǔ), meaning "hot" or "summer," and 假 (jià), meaning "vacation" or "holiday." The character 暑 is a pictograph depicting the sun rising over the horizon, while the character 假 is a phonetic loan character that originally meant "to borrow" or "to lend." Together, the two characters 暑假 form a compound word that literally means "hot vacation" or "summer holiday." This term is used to refer to the annual break from school that occurs during the summer months in China.
