Meaning of 节假日
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- public holiday
How to use 节假日
节假日 is a general, slightly formal word covering public holidays and often weekends too. You see it on signs, schedules and news about travel crowds. Example: 节假日景区人很多。(Jiéjiàrì jǐngqū rén hěn duō.) Scenic spots are very crowded on holidays.
Break it into three parts: 节 (jié) festival, 假 (jià) time off, and 日 (rì) day. A festival day when you get time off is a public holiday.
Common mistake: Learners often read 假 here as jiǎ (fake). In words about time off, such as 放假 (fàngjià) and 节假日, it is fourth tone jià. Also, 节 is second tone jié, not jiē.
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节 jié · joint · 5 strokes
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假 jiǎ · fake · 11 strokes
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日 rì · sun · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 节假日.
| 生日 | shēngrì | birthday |
| 日期 | rìqī | date |
| 放假 | fàngjià | to have a holiday or vacation |
| 请假 | qǐngjià | to request leave of absence |
| 星期日 | xīngqīrì | Sunday |
| 日子 | rìzi | day; a (calendar) date |
| 节目 | jiémù | (TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, vari |
| 假期 | jiàqī | holiday period; vacation |
| 休假 | xiūjià | to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave |
| 节日 | jiérì | holiday; festival |
| 日报 | rìbào | daily newspaper |
| 音节 | yīnjié | syllable |
Questions about 节假日
What does 节假日 mean?
节假日 (jiéjiàrì) means "public holiday" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 节假日?
节假日 is made of 3 characters: 节 (5 strokes), 假 (11 strokes), 日 (4 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 节假日 an HSK word?
Yes. 节假日 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 节假日 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 节假日 is written 節假日.
What is the difference between 节假日 and 假期?
节假日 refers to specific holiday days, like official festivals and weekends. 假期 (jiàqī) means a vacation period, such as summer break or a stretch of days off.
Does 节假日 include weekends?
Often yes. In phrases like 周末和节假日 or on business hours signs, 节假日 can loosely cover all non-working days. Strictly it means official holidays, so context decides.