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.
Mini dialogue
快放假了
A
我们什么时候放假？
Wǒmen shénme shíhou fàng jià?
When do we have a holiday?
B
下个星期就放假了。
Xià gè xīngqī jiù fàng jià le.
We have a holiday next week.
假期计划
A
放假你想做什么？
Fàng jià nǐ xiǎng zuò shénme?
What do you want to do during the holiday?
B
放假我想去公园玩。
Fàng jià wǒ xiǎng qù gōngyuán wán.
I want to go to the park during the holiday.
Related words and contrasts
related
假期
jiàqī
holiday period
The time when you have a holiday
related
休息
xiūxi
to rest
What you do during a holiday
contrast
上学
shàngxué
to go to school
Contrast: you go to school, then you have a holiday