假期

• 拼音: jià qī
• 汉字拆解: 假 (jià) — leave, vacation; 期 (qī) — period, time

含义

Holiday; vacation; break. A period of time off from work or school.

Covers all types of time off: 暑假 (summer break), 寒假 (winter break), 国庆假期 (National Day holiday). Very common in conversations about travel plans and school schedules.

例句

1. 假期你打算去哪儿？
2. 这个假期我想在家休息。
3. 假期快要结束了。

用法指南

语境: school, travel, work

语气: pleasant

正确说法

• 假期愉快！(Happy holidays!)
• 你假期过得怎么样？(How was your holiday?)

错误说法

• 不要把假期读成jiǎqī (Don't pronounce 假期 as jiǎqī — here 假 is pronounced jià (4th tone) meaning vacation, not jiǎ meaning fake)

起源与历史

Compound of 假 (leave, vacation — pronounced jià) and 期 (period, time). Together they mean a vacation period.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal