寒假
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
寒假 (hánjià) · winter vacation
寒假 (hánjià) means “winter vacation”. It is written with 2 characters: 寒 (chilly) + 假 (fake). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 寒假 is built
The characters
寒 hán · chilly
What 寒 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
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
寒假你打算去哪儿？Hánjià nǐ dǎsuàn qù nǎr?Where are you planning to go for the winter break?
我们的寒假从一月开始。Wǒmen de hánjià cóng yī yuè kāishǐ.Our winter vacation starts in January.
Questions about 寒假
What does 寒假 mean?
寒假 (hánjià) means “winter vacation”.
How do you pronounce 寒假?
寒假 is pronounced hánjià.
Which HSK level is 寒假?
寒假 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 寒冷hánlěngcold
- 寒暄hánxuānto exchange greetings
- 严寒yánhánsevere cold
- 放假fàngjiàto have a holiday
- 请假qǐngjiàto ask for leave
- 假期jiàqīholiday
- 休假xiūjiàto take a vacation
- 假如jiǎrúif
- 暑假shǔjiàsummer vacation
- 放暑假fàng shǔjiàto have summer vacation
Learn 寒假 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 8: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.