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放假

fàng jià

to have a holiday

How common it is

放假 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.

Pronunciation focus

Say fàng jià slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.

Usage note

放假表示学校或工作暂停休息。

fàng jià biǎo shì xué xiào huò gōng zuò zàn tíng xiū xi。

放假 means school or work stops for a break.

Context note

放假常出现在学校、节日和休息安排里。

fàng jià cháng chū xiàn zài xué xiào 、 jié rì hé xiū xi ān pái lǐ。

放假 often appears in school, holidays, and break schedules.

5 examples

我们明天放假。
wǒ men míng tiān fàng jià。
We have a holiday tomorrow.
学校放假了。
xué xiào fàng jià le。
The school is on holiday.
春节放假很长。
chūn jié fàng jià hěn cháng。
The Spring Festival break is long.
放假以后我要回家。
fàng jià yǐ hòu wǒ yào huí jiā。
After the holiday, I will go home.
老师说下周放假。
lǎo shī shuō xià zhōu fàng jià。
The teacher said there will be a holiday next week.

5 mini stories

放假那天,大家都很开心。
fàng jià nà tiān, dà jiā dōu hěn kāi xīn。
On the holiday, everyone was very happy.
学校一放假,我们就去看外婆。
xué xiào yí fàng jià, wǒ men jiù qù kàn wài pó。
As soon as school was on break, we went to see Grandma.
妈妈说放假的时候也要早点睡。
mā ma shuō fàng jià de shí hòu yě yào zǎo diǎn shuì。
Mom said we should still sleep early during the holiday.
放假以后,我想去公园玩。
fàng jià yǐ hòu, wǒ xiǎng qù gōng yuán wán。
After the holiday, I want to go play in the park.
老师提醒我们放假前要收好书本。
lǎo shī tí xǐng wǒ men fàng jià qián yào shōu hǎo shū běn。
The teacher reminded us to put away our books before the holiday.

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