xiū jià
have a holiday; take a vacation; be on furlough
Practice writing with stroke order guidance, audio pronunciation, and interactive exercises in our mobile app.
Step-by-step stroke order animations
Native speaker audio pronunciation
Interactive writing recognition
我需要休假。
wǒ xūyào xiūjià.
I need a vacation.
他正在休假。
tā zhèngzài xiūjià.
He is on vacation.
她休假回来了。
tā xiūjià huíláile.
She came back from vacation.
假期 (jiàqī)
vacation
假 (jià)
leave
上班 (shàng bān)
work
工作 (gōng zuò)
work
The Chinese word "休假" (xiūjià) is composed of two characters: "休" (xiū) and "假" (jià). The character "休" originally meant "to stop" or "to rest", and it is often used in words related to leisure or relaxation, such as "休息" (xīuxiū, "to rest") and "休闲" (xiūxián, "leisure"). The character "假" originally meant "false" or "not real", but it is also used in words related to time off from work or school, such as "假期" (jìqiā, "vacation") and "请假" (qǐngjià, "to ask for leave"). When combined, the two characters "休假" form a word that means "vacation" or "time off".
