度假

• Pinyin: dù jià
• Hanzi breakdown: 度 = pass/spend time; 假 = 亻(person) + 叚 (phonetic) — time borrowed away from one's duties

Meaning

To go on vacation; to take a holiday away from regular work and daily life for rest and recreation.

Used for leisure travel or extended holiday stays. Common compounds include 度假村 (resort), 度假区 (vacation zone), and 度假胜地 (vacation destination). More complete than 休假 in tourism and travel contexts, and implies leaving one's usual environment.

Examples

1. 一家人趁暑假去云南山区度假，享受了难得的清凉时光。 The family took advantage of summer break to vacation in the mountains of Yunnan and enjoyed some rare cool weather.
2. 她辞职后独自去东南亚度假，花了三个月调整身心状态。 After quitting her job, she traveled alone to Southeast Asia for a vacation and spent three months resetting both mind and body.
3. 海滨度假胜地每逢黄金周便人满为患，预订需提前数月。 Beach resorts are packed every Golden Week, so reservations need to be made months in advance.

Usage Guide

Context: travel, leisure, lifestyle

Tone: pleasant

Do Say

• 公司为优秀员工提供带薪度假福利，每年可获得一次境外旅游机会。(The company offers paid vacation benefits to outstanding employees, providing one overseas travel opportunity per year.)
• 专家建议职场人士每年至少进行一次短途度假，有助于缓解工作压力。(Experts recommend that working professionals take at least one short vacation per year to help relieve work stress.)

Don't Say

• 他在家度假 — 度假 implies travel away from home; staying home is 在家休息 or 宅家休假; say 他外出度假 or 他去山里度假

Origin & History

度 (to pass/spend time) + 假 (holiday/leave)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal