Writing
放假 (fàng jià) — how to say "to have a holiday" in Chinese
放假
To have a holiday, to be on vacation
separable verb
How to use it
Splits into two parts, with other words in between: how much, how long, 了 or 过.
放了三天假
fàng le sān tiān jià
had three days off
Character composition
放
to release, to let go
假
vacation, holiday
Radicals / Keys
人
Man
#9 · rén · 2 strokes
攴
Rap, tap
#66 · pū · 4 strokes
Collocations
放假三天
fàngjià sān tiān
three days off
Examples
学校放假三天
The school is closed for three days
学校下周一放假三天。
The school will be closed for three days starting next Monday.
Mnemonic
[fàng jià-] A little fox named Fang let go of all his tasks and hung his backpack on a nail. His 放假 began: he even released his alarm clock from his paws. «Fang!» he whistled to the wind and ran to the stream. Now Fang is truly on holiday.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to have a holiday" in Chinese?
"to have a holiday" in Chinese is 放假 (fàng jià).
放假 meaning in English
放假 (fàng jià) means "To have a holiday, to be on vacation".
How is 放假 pronounced?
It is pronounced fàng jià (written as fang jia, fangjia). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to have a holiday" in Chinese characters?
It is written 放假: 放 has 8 strokes, 假 has 11 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 放假?
放假 is on the HSK 3.0 level 3 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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