Definition & Meaning

have a day off; give somebody a holiday

Word usage

Words with fang jia

fàng jià

放 假

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v.have a day off; give somebody a holiday
- nǐ men shén me shí hou fàng jià
  你们什么时候放假？
  When will the holiday begin?
- míng tiān wǒ men fàng jià
  明天我们放假。
  We're off tomorrow.
- xué xiào xià zhōu yī kāi shǐ fàng jià
  学校下周一开始放假。
  School ends next Monday.
- gěi xué shēng fàng jià sān tiān
  给学生放假三天
  let students have three days off
- fàng jià bàn tiān
  放假半天
  have a half-day holiday
- wǒ fàng jià le
  我放假了。
  I'm on holiday.
- guó qìng jié fàng jià liǎng tiān
  国庆节放假两天
  have a two-day holiday during National Day
synonym
xiū jià休假
antonym
kāi xué开学

Word usage

Separable word
"放" and "假" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 学校昨天放了假。
  The school broke up for the holiday yesterday.
- 我们一年放两次假。
  We have two holidays a year.
- 去年，他没有放过假。
  He has not taken a holiday last year.

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