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休假

xiū jià

HSK 3.0 level 3 2-character word

休假 (xiū jià) means "to take leave from work". It is an HSK 3.0 level 3 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 休假 means

1. to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave

The characters in 休假

• 休xiūto rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease
• 假jiǎfake; false; artificial

Example sentences

• 我在休假。
  I've been on vacation.
• 我明天下午休假。
  I am taking tomorrow afternoon off.
• 我下个月要休假。
  I'll be taking a vacation next month.
• 我决定今年不休假。
  I decided not to go on holiday this year.
• 你今天可以休假一天。
  Nǐ jīntiān kěyǐ xiūjià yī tiān.
  You can take today off.
• 我想在休假期间去法国。
  Wǒ xiǎng zài xiūjià qījiān qù Fǎguó.
  I want to go to France for my vacation.

Words containing 休假

• 带薪休假dài xīn xiū jiàpaid leave

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