Usage note
节假日表示节日和放假的日子。
jié jià rì biǎo shì jié rì hé fàng jià de rì zi。
Public holidays means festival days and days off.
Context note
节假日常出现在学校、交通和旅行里。
jié jià rì cháng chū xiàn zài xué xiào 、 jiāo tōng hé lǚ xíng lǐ。
Public holidays often appear in school, traffic, and travel.
5 examples
节假日很忙。
jié jià rì hěn máng。
Public holidays are busy.
我们节假日回家。
wǒ men jié jià rì huí jiā。
We go home during the holidays.
节假日要注意交通。
jié jià rì yào zhù yì jiāo tōng。
Pay attention to traffic during holidays.
节假日里商店很多人。
jié jià rì lǐ shāng diàn hěn duō rén。
Shops are full of people during public holidays.
我喜欢节假日。
wǒ xǐ huan jié jià rì。
I like public holidays.
5 mini stories
节假日的时候，车站里有很多人。
jié jià rì de shí hòu， chē zhàn lǐ yǒu hěn duō rén。
During public holidays, there are many people at the station.
妈妈说节假日也是学习的好机会。
mā ma shuō jié jià rì yě shì xué xí de hǎo jī huì。
Mom said public holidays are also a good time to study.
我们在节假日去看外婆。
wǒ men zài jié jià rì qù kàn wài pó。
We go see Grandma during the holidays.
节假日一到，街上就热闹起来。
jié jià rì yí dào， jiē shàng jiù rè nào qǐ lái。
As soon as public holidays arrive, the streets become lively.
老师提醒我们节假日要注意安全。
lǎo shī tí xǐng wǒ men jié jià rì yào zhù yì ān quán。
The teacher reminded us to pay attention to safety during public holidays.
Mini dialogue
假期计划
A
节假日你想去哪里玩？
Jiéjiàrì nǐ xiǎng qù nǎlǐ wán?
Where do you want to go during the public holidays?
B
节假日我想去图书馆看书。
Jiéjiàrì wǒ xiǎng qù túshūguǎn kàn shū.
During the public holidays, I want to go to the library to read.
家庭团聚
A
节假日你做什么？
Jiéjiàrì nǐ zuò shénme?
What do you do on public holidays?
B
节假日我们一家人会一起吃饭。
Jiéjiàrì wǒmen yī jiā rén huì yīqǐ chīfàn.
On public holidays, our whole family eats together.
Related words and contrasts
similar
节日
jié rì
festival; holiday
节日 refers to a specific festival day, like Spring Festival.
related
假期
jià qī
vacation; holiday period
假期 is the break period, while 节假日 includes both festivals and holidays.
opposite
工作日
gōng zuò rì
workday; weekday
工作日 are regular work or school days, opposite of holidays.