How to say “be on vacation” in Chinese
be on vacation
“Be on vacation” in Chinese is 休假, xiū jià: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
休假 is read xiū 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
A 亻 “person” by a 木 “tree”.
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 “休假”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 休假. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我下周休假wǒxiàzhōuxiūjiàI'm on vacation next week.
- 我的休假申请还没批准wǒdexiūjiàshēnqǐngháiméipīzhǔnMy vacation request hasn't been approved yet.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “be on vacation” in Chinese?
“Be on vacation” in Chinese is 休假, pinyin xiūjià.
What does 休假 mean?
休假 (xiūjià) means “be on vacation”.
How do you write 休假?
休假 is 2 characters: 休 (xiū) — rest; 假 (jià) — vacation, holiday. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 休假?
休假 is read xiūjià. Tones: xiū — first tone, jià — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“be on vacation” in the lesson “At the hospital”
This word is from the topic “Health and wrap-up” 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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