休假
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
休假 (xiūjià) · to take a vacation
休假 (xiūjià) means “to take a vacation; to be on leave”. It is written with 2 characters: 休 (rest) + 假 (fake). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 休假 is built
The characters
休 xiū · rest
What 休 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: A person 亻 leaning against a tree 木 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
假 jiǎ · fake
What 假 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 叚jiǎ — false
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: A false 叚 person 亻; 叚 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我下个月休假。Wǒ xià ge yuè xiūjià.I'm going on vacation next month.
你休假去哪儿？Nǐ xiūjià qù nǎr?Where are you going for your holiday?
Questions about 休假
What does 休假 mean?
休假 (xiūjià) means “to take a vacation; to be on leave”.
How do you pronounce 休假?
休假 is pronounced xiūjià.
Which HSK level is 休假?
休假 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 休息xiūxito rest
- 退休tuìxiūto retire
- 休闲xiūxiánleisure
- 放假fàngjiàto have a holiday
- 请假qǐngjiàto ask for leave
- 假期jiàqīholiday
- 寒假hánjiàwinter vacation
- 假如jiǎrúif
- 暑假shǔjiàsummer vacation
- 放暑假fàng shǔjiàto have summer vacation
Learn 休假 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 4: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.