假日 (jià rì) — holiday | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

假日 means a non-working day off, especially a planned break. Use it for general holidays/vacations; 假期 is the set period itself, and 节日 marks a specific festival.

noun

holiday

Measure word · 个

Examples

假日？
Zhè ge jià rì nǐ xiǎng qù nǎ lǐ?
Where do you want to go this holiday?
假日。
jià rì De shí hou wǒ xǐ huan zài jiā xiū xi.
During holidays I like to rest at home.
假日。
Xià ge xīng qī yǒu sān tiān de jià rì.
There are three days of holidays next week.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

假jiǎholiday

假日 combines 假 (holiday) and 日 (day) to mean a day of holiday.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

亻叚假

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

叚

叚jiǎ假jiǎ

Same sound today

假 pairs 亻 (person) with 叚, which gives the sound jiǎ.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

日 originally drew the sun. A mark was added inside to tell it apart from similar square shapes.

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HSK 3.0 Level 4 Festivals & Holidays

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