How to say “holidays and weekends” in Chinese
holidays and weekends
“Holidays and weekends” in Chinese is 节假日, jié jià rì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
节假日 is read jié jià rì: 3 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
Originally a bamboo joint: hence “link”, “stretch of time”, “festival”.
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 “节假日”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 节假日. 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 “holidays and weekends” in Chinese?
“Holidays and weekends” in Chinese is 节假日, pinyin jiéjiàrì.
What does 节假日 mean?
节假日 (jiéjiàrì) means “holidays and weekends”.
How do you write 节假日?
节假日 is 3 characters: 节 (jié) — festival; link, segment; 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 节假日?
节假日 is read jiéjiàrì. Tones: jié — second tone, jià — fourth tone, rì — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“holidays and weekends” 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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