How to say “winter vacation” in Chinese
winter vacation
“Winter vacation” in Chinese is 寒假, hán jià: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
寒假 is read hán jià: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 宀 “roof”; at the bottom, two dots — “ice”, as in 冬.
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 “寒假”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “winter vacation” in Chinese?
“Winter vacation” in Chinese is 寒假, pinyin hánjià.
What does 寒假 mean?
寒假 (hánjià) means “winter vacation”.
How do you write 寒假?
寒假 is 2 characters: 寒 (hán) — cold, freezing; 假 (jià) — vacation, holiday. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 寒假?
寒假 is read hánjià. Tones: hán — second tone, jià — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“winter 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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