假期 (jià qī) — vacation

Definition

General word for a vacation or holiday period, usually a stretch of days off work or school. 比 节日 longer (days/weeks off) and overlaps with 假日, but 假期 emphasizes the time span you take off.

noun
vacation
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 假期
    Hán jià de shí hou, wǒ yǒu yí gè yuè jià qī.
    During winter vacation, I have one month of vacation.
  • 假期
    Nǐ men gōng sī jià qī yǒu jǐ tiān?
    How many vacation days does your company have?
  • 假期
    Zhè ge jià qī wǒ qù le shàng hǎi.
    This vacation I went to Shanghai.

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