休假 (xiū jià) — to take vacation, to go on holiday, to take leave
Definition
Take vacation or leave (from work), usually planned. Pair with 休息 for daily rest; 放假 is an official non-working day, 请假 is requesting time off, 度假 is traveling on holiday.
verb
to take vacationto go on holidayto take leave
Examples
- 休假？Nǐ dǎ suàn shén me shí hou xiū jià?When do you plan to take vacation?
- 。Wǒ qù nián xiū le wǔ tiān jiǎ.I took five days off last year.
- 休假。Zhè cì xiū jià ràng wǒ hěn fàng sōng.This vacation made me very relaxed.
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