放假
fàng jià
Pinyin

Definition

放假
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fàng jià
  1. to have a holiday or vacation

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

假
gēi
  1. 1 see 假掰[gēi bāi]
假期
jià qī
  1. 1 vacation
寒假
hán jià
  1. 1 winter vacation
放
fàng
  1. 1 to put
  2. 2 to place
  3. 3 to release
  4. 4 to free
  5. 5 to let go
  6. 6 to let out
  7. 7 to set off (fireworks)
放下
fàng xià
  1. 1 to lay down
  2. 2 to put down
  3. 3 to let go of
  4. 4 to relinquish
  5. 5 to set aside
  6. 6 to lower (the blinds etc)
放假
fàng jià
  1. 1 to have a holiday or vacation
放弃
fàng qì
  1. 1 to renounce
  2. 2 to abandon
  3. 3 to give up
休假
xiū jià
  1. 1 to take a vacation
  2. 2 to go on holiday
假冒
jiǎ mào
  1. 1 to impersonate
  2. 2 to pose as (someone else)
  3. 3 to counterfeit
  4. 4 to palm off (a fake as a genuine)
假唱
jiǎ chàng
  1. 1 to lip-sync (singing)
假如
jiǎ rú
  1. 1 if
假意
jiǎ yì
  1. 1 hypocrisy
  2. 2 insincerity
假日
jià rì
  1. 1 holiday
  2. 2 non-working day
假装
jiǎ zhuāng
  1. 1 to feign
  2. 2 to pretend
假设
jiǎ shè
  1. 1 to suppose
  2. 2 to presume
  3. 3 to assume
  4. 4 supposing that ...
  5. 5 if
  6. 6 hypothesis
  7. 7 conjecture
假话
jiǎ huà
  1. 1 a lie
  2. 2 untrue statement
  3. 3 misstatement
假象
jiǎ xiàng
  1. 1 false appearance
  2. 2 facade
假发
jiǎ fà
  1. 1 wig
回放
huí fàng
  1. 1 to replay
  2. 2 to play back
奔放
bēn fàng
  1. 1 bold and unrestrained
  2. 2 untrammeled

Idioms (20)

不假思索
bù jiǎ sī suǒ
  1. 1 to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly
  2. 2 to fire from the hip
不问就听不到假话
bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà
  1. 1 Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
假公济私
jiǎ gōng jì sī
  1. 1 official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
假途灭虢
jiǎ tú miè Guó
  1. 1 lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom); fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner
假道伐虢
jiǎ dào fá Guó
  1. 1 to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo
  2. 2 to borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy (idiom)
半真半假
bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ
  1. 1 (idiom) half true and half false
大放光明
dà fàng guāng míng
  1. 1 great release of light (idiom)
大放厥辞
dà fàng jué cí
  1. 1 great release of talk (idiom); to spout nonsense
弄假成真
nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn
  1. 1 pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true
弄虚作假
nòng xū zuò jiǎ
  1. 1 to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
心花怒放
xīn huā nù fàng
  1. 1 to burst with joy (idiom)
  2. 2 to be over the moon
  3. 3 to be elated
拿得起放得下
ná de qǐ fàng de xià
  1. 1 lit. can pick it up or put it down (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take what comes
  3. 3 to meet gains or losses with equanimity
摩顶放踵
mó dǐng fàng zhǒng
  1. 1 to rub one's head and heels (idiom); to slave for the benefit of others
  2. 2 to wear oneself out for the general good
放下屠刀，立地成佛
fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó
  1. 1 lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
  2. 2 to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
放下身段
fàng xià shēn duàn
  1. 1 to get off one's high horse (idiom)
  2. 2 to dispense with posturing (and adopt a more humble or empathetic attitude)
放之四海而皆准
fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔn
  1. 1 appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
  2. 2 a panacea
放之四海而皆准
fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔn
  1. 1 applicable anywhere (idiom)
放情丘壑
fàng qíng qiū hè
  1. 1 to enjoy oneself in nature's embrace (idiom)
放浪不羁
fàng làng bù jī
  1. 1 wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
放浪形骸
fàng làng xíng hái
  1. 1 to abandon all restraint (idiom)

Sample Sentences

中秋节不是刚过，怎么又要放假了？
zhōngqiūjié bùshì gāng guò ，zěnme yòu yào fàngjià le ？
Hasn't the Mid-Autumn Festival just passed? How can there be another holiday already?
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放假啦放假啦！
fàngjià la fàngjià la ！
Holiday time! Holiday time!
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那么在这些假日，中国各行各业都放假吗？
nàme zài zhèxiē jiàrì ，Zhōngguó gèhánggèyè dōu fàngjià ma ？
So, on these holidays, do people in all occupations get vacation?
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也不全都放假，特别是一些服务性质的行业，比如餐饮业、商场，还有像旅游业、医生护士、警察都还是得继续工作。
yě bù quándōu fàngjià ，tèbié shì yīxiē fúwù xìngzhì de hángyè ，bǐrú cānyǐnyè 、shāngchǎng ，háiyǒu xiàng lǚyóuyè 、yīshēng hùshi 、jǐngchá dōu hái shì děi jìxù gōngzuò 。
Not everyone gets vacation, especially those in the service industry, like those in the food and drink industry, as well as people in the tourism industry, doctors and nurses and police, all have to continue to work.
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哈哈，最近不是十一放假嘛，朋友们都开启了朋友圈晒旅行照片模式，每时每刻都有人在上传。
hāhā ，zuìjìn bùshì shí yī fàngjià ma ，péngyǒumen dōu kāiqǐ le péngyou quān shài lǚxíng zhàopiàn móshì ，měi shí měi kè dōu yǒu rén zài shàngchuán 。
Ha ha, wasn't it the October 1 National Day Holiday recently? All my friends are already in travel photo sharing mode on Moments, every minute of every day there is someone uploading.
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是啊，还记得小学那会儿每周五下午都放假，不过我们黑板报小组都会趁着这个下午出黑板报，现在闭上眼睛还能感觉到周五下午明媚舒适的阳光和大家的笑脸呢。
shì a ，hái jìde xiǎoxué nà huìr5 měizhōuwǔ xiàwǔ dōu fàngjià ，bùguò wǒmen hēibǎnbào xiǎozǔ dōuhuì chèn zhe zhè ge xiàwǔ chū hēibǎnbào ，xiànzài bì shàng yǎnjing hái néng gǎnjué dào zhōuwǔ xiàwǔ míngmèi shūshì de yángguāng hé dàjiā de xiàoliǎn ne 。
Yeah, I still remember that when I was in elementary school we would get off school every Friday afternoon, however, the group responsible for the blackboard news would always make the most of this time to release their blackboard news. Even now, closing my eyes I can feel the bright cosy sunshine of those Friday afternoons and everyone's smiling faces.
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对很多放假的人来说，他们觉得放台风假是赚到一天休假，还出去看电影逛百货公司，我很不喜欢这样。
duì hěn duō fàngjià de rén láishuō ，tāmen juéde fàng táifēngjià shì zhuàndào yītiān xiūjià ，hái chūqù kàn diànyǐng guàng bǎihuò gōngsī ，wǒ hěn bù xǐhuan zhèyàng 。
To many people on holiday, they think that a typhoon day is like getting another day of holiday. They can even go to the cinema or go shopping at malls, I really dislike that.
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刚好啊！我本来还担心期末报告赶不完了，放假也好，可以趁机专心写报告。
gānghǎo ā ！wǒ běnlái hái dānxīn qīmò bàogào gǎn bù wán le ，fàngjià yěhǎo ，kěyǐ chènjī zhuānxīn xiě bàogào 。
What good timing! I was worried that I wouldn't be able to complete the end of term report. It's just as well there's a day off, I can use to time to concentrate on finishing my report.
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明天“放假”！
míngtiān “fàngjià ”！
HOLIDAY tomorrow!
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我一放假就不想回去工作。
wǒ yī fàngjià jiù bù xiǎng huíqu gōngzuò 。
Whenever I get a day off work I don't want to go back.
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