How to say “spend a vacation” in Chinese

度假

dùjià

spend a vacation

verb · HSK 4 · topic “Travel and vacations”

“Spend a vacation” in Chinese is 度假, dù jià: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

度假 is read dù jià: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

dù — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

jià — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

度

dù — degree, measure; spend time

A measure of all sorts of things: 温度 — temperature, 速度 — speed, 态度 — attitude.

假

jià — vacation, holiday

On the left, 亻 “person”. Its second reading is jiǎ, “fake”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “度假”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 度假. Tap the sound icon to listen.

他们在海边度假。tāmenzàihǎibiāndùjiàThey're on vacation at the beach.
我想找个安静的地方度假wǒxiǎngzhǎogeānjìngdedìfangdùjiàI want to find a quiet place for a vacation.
我想去海边度假wǒxiǎngqùhǎibiāndùjiàI want to go on vacation to the beach.
暑假你去哪儿度假了？shǔjiànǐqùnǎrdùjiàleWhere did you go on vacation over summer break?
真巧，你也来这儿度假？zhēnqiǎo,nǐyěláizhèrdùjiàWhat a coincidence — you're on vacation here too?

More words from the lesson “Breaks and vacations”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “spend a vacation” in Chinese?

“Spend a vacation” in Chinese is 度假, pinyin dùjià.

What does 度假 mean?

度假 (dùjià) means “spend a vacation”.

How do you write 度假?

度假 is 2 characters: 度 (dù) — degree, measure; spend time; 假 (jià) — vacation, holiday. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 度假?

度假 is read dùjià. Tones: dù — fourth tone, jià — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.

“spend a vacation” in the lesson “Breaks and vacations”

This word is from the topic “Travel and vacations” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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