How to say “day off” in Chinese
day off, holiday
“Day off” in Chinese is 假日, jià rì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
假日 is read jià rì: 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”.
A picture of the sun.
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 “假日”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 假日. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 节假日最好提前预订住宿jiéjiàrìzuìhǎotíqiányùdìngzhùsùDuring the holidays it's best to book accommodation in advance.
More words from the lesson “Breaks and vacations”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “day off” in Chinese?
“Day off” in Chinese is 假日, pinyin jiàrì.
What does 假日 mean?
假日 (jiàrì) means “day off, holiday”.
How do you write 假日?
假日 is 2 characters: 假 (jià) — vacation, holiday; 日 (rì) — sun, day. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 假日?
假日 is read jiàrì. Tones: jià — fourth tone, rì — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“day off” 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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