事假 (shì jià) — personal leave, leave for personal reasons (not medical or bereavement)
Definition
Leave taken for personal errands or appointments (not illness, not family bereavement). Contrast with 病假 (sick leave) and 丧假 (bereavement leave).
noun
personal leaveleave for personal reasons (not medical or bereavement)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 事假。Tā qǐng le sān tiān shì jià qù bàn shǒu xù.He took three days of personal leave to handle procedures.
- 事假。Gōng sī guī dìng qǐng shì jià yào tí qián yì tiān shēn qǐng.The company requires personal leave requests to be submitted one day in advance.
- 事假，。Wǒ de shì jià bèi pī zhǔn le, kě yǐ qù kàn fáng.My personal leave was approved, so I can go look at apartments.
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