How to say “vacation” in Chinese
vacation, holidays
“Vacation” in Chinese is 假期, jià qī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
假期 is read jià qī: 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 the left, 亻 “person”. Its second reading is jiǎ, “fake”.
On the right, 月 “moon”.
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 “假期”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 假期. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 假期你想做什么？jiàqīnǐxiǎngzuòshénmeWhat do you want to do during the vacation?
- 祝你有一个美好的假期zhùnǐyǒuyígeměihǎodejiàqīHave a wonderful vacation!
- 我想好好享受这个假期wǒxiǎnghǎohǎoxiǎngshòuzhègejiàqīI want to really enjoy this vacation.
- 我们都盼望着假期的到来。wǒmendōupànwàngzhejiàqīdedàoláiWe're all looking forward to the holidays.
- 我想趁假期回一趟老家wǒxiǎngchènjiàqīhuíyítànglǎojiāI want to make a trip to my hometown while it's the holidays.
More words from the lesson “A weekend at the zoo”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “vacation” in Chinese?
“Vacation” in Chinese is 假期, pinyin jiàqī.
What does 假期 mean?
假期 (jiàqī) means “vacation, holidays”.
How do you write 假期?
假期 is 2 characters: 假 (jià) — vacation, holiday; 期 (qī) — period, term. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 假期?
假期 is read jiàqī. Tones: jià — fourth tone, qī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“vacation” in the lesson “A weekend at the zoo”
This word is from the topic “Seasons and time” of HSK 3. 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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