暑假 (shǔ jià) — summer vacation

Definition

暑假 is the school summer break (a vacation period), not the season itself — that is 夏天. Pairs with 寒假, the parallel winter break.

noun
summer vacation
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 暑假
    Wǒ shǔ jià xiǎng qù běi jīng lǚ yóu.
    I want to travel to Beijing during summer vacation.
  • 暑假
    shǔ jià Yǒu liǎng gè yuè de shí jiān.
    Summer vacation lasts two months.
  • 暑假
    Nǐ shǔ jià dǎ suàn zuò shén me?
    What do you plan to do during summer vacation?

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