长假 (cháng jià) — long vacation, long leave (from work or school); (euphemism) resignation (often expressed as 请长假)
Definition
长假 is an extended break from work or school (days to months), as in 国庆七天长假. As a euphemism, 请长假 = 'take a long leave', a polite way to say resigning without saying 辞职.
noun
long vacationlong leave (from work or school)(euphemism) resignation (often expressed as 请长假)
Examples
- 长假。Měi nián guó qìng jié dōu yǒu qī tiān cháng jià.Every year there's a seven-day long vacation for National Day.
- ，长假。Tā yīn wèi shēn tǐ bù hǎo, xiàng gōng sī shēn qǐng le sān gè yuè de cháng jià.He applied for a three-month long leave from the company due to poor health.
- 长假，。Tā shàng ge yuè qǐng le cháng jià, zài yě bù huí lái le.He resigned last month (by asking for long leave) and never came back.
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