Usage note
暑假表示夏天学校放假的时间。
shǔ jià biǎo shì xià tiān xué xiào fàng jià de shí jiān。
Summer vacation means the school holiday in summer.
Context note
暑假常和学校、旅行、休息一起出现。
shǔ jià cháng hé xué xiào 、 lǚ xíng 、 xiū xi yì qǐ chū xiàn。
Summer vacation often appears with school, travel, and rest.
5 examples
暑假开始了。
shǔ jià kāi shǐ le。
Summer vacation has started.
我想在暑假去旅行。
wǒ xiǎng zài shǔ jià qù lǚ xíng。
I want to travel during summer vacation.
暑假里我要看很多书。
shǔ jià lǐ wǒ yào kàn hěn duō shū。
I will read many books during summer vacation.
暑假很长。
shǔ jià hěn cháng。
Summer vacation is long.
他在暑假学游泳。
tā zài shǔ jià xué yóu yǒng。
He learns to swim during summer vacation.
5 mini stories
暑假一到，孩子们都很开心。
shǔ jiǎ yī dào， hái zi men dōu hěn kāi xīn。
When summer vacation starts, the children are all happy.
我们计划暑假去海边。
wǒ men jì huà shǔ jià qù hǎi biān。
We plan to go to the seaside during summer vacation.
暑假里我每天都会写日记。
shǔ jià lǐ wǒ měi tiān dōu huì xiě rì jì。
During summer vacation I write in my diary every day.
老师布置了暑假作业。
lǎo shī bù zhì le shǔ jià zuò yè。
The teacher assigned summer vacation homework.
这个暑假我想学会骑车。
zhè ge shǔ jià wǒ xiǎng xué huì qí chē。
This summer vacation I want to learn to ride a bike.
Mini dialogue
假期计划
A
暑假你打算做什么？
Shǔjià nǐ dǎsuàn zuò shénme?
What do you plan to do during summer vacation?
B
我打算去海边学游泳。
Wǒ dǎsuàn qù hǎibiān xué yóuyǒng.
I plan to go to the beach and learn to swim.
开学前
A
你的暑假作业写完了吗？
Nǐ de shǔjià zuòyè xiě wán le ma?
Have you finished your summer vacation homework?
B
快写完了，还差一点。
Kuài xiě wán le, hái chà yīdiǎn.
Almost done, just a little bit left.
Related words and contrasts
contrast
寒假
hán jià
winter vacation
The long break during winter, opposite season to summer.
related
假期
jià qī
holiday; vacation period
A general word for any holiday or break.
related
休息
xiū xi
to rest
What you do during a vacation.