Usage note
休假表示暂停工作或学习，休息一段时间。
xiū jià biǎo shì zàn tíng gōng zuò huò xué xí， xiū xi yí duàn shí jiān。
Taking leave means pausing work or study to rest for a while.
Context note
休假常出现在工作安排、学校通知和假期里。
xiū jià cháng chū xiàn zài gōng zuò ān pái 、 xué xiào tōng zhī hé jià qī lǐ。
Taking leave often appears in work schedules, school notices, and holidays.
5 examples
我今天休假。
wǒ jīn tiān xiū jià。
I am on leave today.
他要休假一周。
tā yào xiū jiǎ yī zhōu。
He will be on leave for a week.
休假以后再见。
xiū jià yǐ hòu zài jiàn。
See you after the break.
爸爸休假了。
bà ba xiū jià le。
Dad is on leave.
老师说下个月有休假。
lǎo shī shuō xià gè yuè yǒu xiū jià。
The teacher said there will be leave next month.
5 mini stories
爸爸休假那天，我们一起去公园玩。
bà ba xiū jià nà tiān， wǒ men yì qǐ qù gōng yuán wán。
On the day Dad took leave, we went to the park together.
老师说这周要休假，所以作业提前完成。
lǎo shī shuō zhè zhōu yào xiū jià， suǒ yǐ zuò yè tí qián wán chéng。
The teacher said there would be leave this week, so homework was finished early.
休假以后，我觉得精神好多了。
xiū jià yǐ hòu， wǒ jué de jīng shén hǎo duō le。
After the break, I felt much more energetic.
妈妈请了休假，带我去看外婆。
mā ma qǐng le xiū jià， dài wǒ qù kàn wài pó。
Mom took leave and brought me to see Grandma.
同学问我什么时候休假，我说下周。
tóng xué wèn wǒ shén me shí hòu xiū jià， wǒ shuō xià zhōu。
A classmate asked when I would be on leave, and I said next week.
Mini dialogue
爸爸的假期
A
爸爸什么时候休假？
Bàba shénme shíhou xiūjià?
When does Dad take leave?
B
他下个星期休假，我们可以去公园。
Tā xià gè xīngqī xiūjià, wǒmen kěyǐ qù gōngyuán.
He takes leave next week, we can go to the park.
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A
我妈妈在休假，她在家陪我。
Wǒ māma zài xiūjià, tā zài jiā péi wǒ.
My mom is on leave, she stays home with me.
B
真好！休假的时候可以多休息。
Zhēn hǎo! Xiūjià de shíhou kěyǐ duō xiūxi.
That's great! You can rest more during leave.
Related words and contrasts
similar
放假
fàng jià
to have a holiday
放假 means the time off is given (like school holidays), while 休假 often means you ask for time off.
related
请假
qǐng jià
to ask for leave
You 请假 (ask for leave) so you can 休假 (take a vacation).
opposite
上班
shàng bān
to go to work
休假 means you are not working; 上班 means you are going to work.