放假
fàng jià
Pinyin

Definition

放假
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fàng jià
  1. to have a holiday or vacation

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

假
gēi
  1. 1 see also: 假掰 gēi bāi
假期
jià qī
  1. 1 vacation
寒假
hán jià
  1. 1 winter vacation
放
fàng
  1. 1 to put
  2. 2 to place
  3. 3 to release
  4. 4 to free
  5. 5 to let go
  6. 6 to let out
  7. 7 to set off (fireworks)
放下
fàng xià
  1. 1 to lay down
  2. 2 to put down
  3. 3 to let go of
  4. 4 to relinquish
  5. 5 to set aside
  6. 6 to lower (the blinds etc)

Idioms (20)

不假思索
bù jiǎ sī suǒ
  1. 1 to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly
  2. 2 to fire from the hip
不问就听不到假话
bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà
  1. 1 Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
假公济私
jiǎ gōng jì sī
  1. 1 official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
假途灭虢
jiǎ tú miè Guó
  1. 1 lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom); fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner
假道伐虢
jiǎ dào fá Guó
  1. 1 to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo
  2. 2 to borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy (idiom)

Sample Sentences

中秋节不是刚过，怎么又要放假了？
zhōngqiūjié bùshì gāng guò ，zěnme yòu yào fàngjià le ？
Hasn't the Mid-Autumn Festival just passed? How can there be another holiday already?
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放假啦放假啦！
fàngjià la fàngjià la ！
Holiday time! Holiday time!
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那么在这些假日，中国各行各业都放假吗？
nàme zài zhèxiē jiàrì ，Zhōngguó gèhánggèyè dōu fàngjià ma ？
So, on these holidays, do people in all occupations get vacation?
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也不全都放假，特别是一些服务性质的行业，比如餐饮业、商场，还有像旅游业、医生护士、警察都还是得继续工作。
yě bù quándōu fàngjià ，tèbié shì yīxiē fúwù xìngzhì de hángyè ，bǐrú cānyǐnyè 、shāngchǎng ，háiyǒu xiàng lǚyóuyè 、yīshēng hùshi 、jǐngchá dōu hái shì děi jìxù gōngzuò 。
Not everyone gets vacation, especially those in the service industry, like those in the food and drink industry, as well as people in the tourism industry, doctors and nurses and police, all have to continue to work.
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哈哈，最近不是十一放假嘛，朋友们都开启了朋友圈晒旅行照片模式，每时每刻都有人在上传。
hāhā ，zuìjìn bùshì shí yī fàngjià ma ，péngyǒumen dōu kāiqǐ le péngyou quān shài lǚxíng zhàopiàn móshì ，měi shí měi kè dōu yǒu rén zài shàngchuán 。
Ha ha, wasn't it the October 1 National Day Holiday recently? All my friends are already in travel photo sharing mode on Moments, every minute of every day there is someone uploading.
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是啊，还记得小学那会儿每周五下午都放假，不过我们黑板报小组都会趁着这个下午出黑板报，现在闭上眼睛还能感觉到周五下午明媚舒适的阳光和大家的笑脸呢。
shì a ，hái jìde xiǎoxué nà huìr měizhōuwǔ xiàwǔ dōu fàngjià ，bùguò wǒmen hēibǎnbào xiǎozǔ dōuhuì chèn zhe zhè ge xiàwǔ chū hēibǎnbào ，xiànzài bì shàng yǎnjing hái néng gǎnjué dào zhōuwǔ xiàwǔ míngmèi shūshì de yángguāng hé dàjiā de xiàoliǎn ne 。
Yeah, I still remember that when I was in elementary school we would get off school every Friday afternoon, however, the group responsible for the blackboard news would always make the most of this time to release their blackboard news. Even now, closing my eyes I can feel the bright cosy sunshine of those Friday afternoons and everyone's smiling faces.
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对很多放假的人来说，他们觉得放台风假是赚到一天休假，还出去看电影逛百货公司，我很不喜欢这样。
duì hěn duō fàngjià de rén láishuō ，tāmen juéde fàng táifēngjià shì zhuàndào yītiān xiūjià ，hái chūqù kàn diànyǐng guàng bǎihuò gōngsī ，wǒ hěn bù xǐhuan zhèyàng 。
To many people on holiday, they think that a typhoon day is like getting another day of holiday. They can even go to the cinema or go shopping at malls, I really dislike that.
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刚好啊！我本来还担心期末报告赶不完了，放假也好，可以趁机专心写报告。
gānghǎo ā ！wǒ běnlái hái dānxīn qīmò bàogào gǎn bù wán le ，fàngjià yěhǎo ，kěyǐ chènjī zhuānxīn xiě bàogào 。
What good timing! I was worried that I wouldn't be able to complete the end of term report. It's just as well there's a day off, I can use to time to concentrate on finishing my report.
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明天“放假”！
míngtiān “fàngjià ”！
HOLIDAY tomorrow!
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我一放假就不想回去工作。
wǒ yī fàngjià jiù bù xiǎng huíqu gōngzuò 。
Whenever I get a day off work I don't want to go back.
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