放假
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
放假 (fàngjià) · to have a holiday
放假 (fàngjià) means “to have a holiday; to be on vacation”. It is written with 2 characters: 放 (to put) + 假 (fake). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 放假 is built
The characters
放 fàng · to put
What 放 is made of
- 方fāng — square
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 方 gives the sound. (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
我们明天放假。Wǒmen míngtiān fàngjià.We're on holiday tomorrow.
你们什么时候放假？Nǐmen shénme shíhou fàngjià?When does your holiday start?
Questions about 放假
What does 放假 mean?
放假 (fàngjià) means “to have a holiday; to be on vacation”.
How do you pronounce 放假?
放假 is pronounced fàngjià.
Which HSK level is 放假?
放假 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 放学fàngxuéto finish school for the day
- 放下fàngxiàto put down
- 放心fàngxīnto be at ease
- 播放bōfàngto play
- 放到fàngdàoto put (somewhere)
- 开放kāifàngto open (to the public)
- 放松fàngsōngto relax
- 放弃fàngqìto give up
- 放暑假fàng shǔjiàto have summer vacation
- 放大fàngdàto enlarge
Learn 放假 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 16: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.