Definition
暑假 (shǔ jià) means 'summer vacation' — the school break, not the season itself (which is 夏天 xià tiān). It follows the same pattern as 寒假 (hán jià, winter vacation), where the first character indicates the season's temperature (暑 'heat') and 假 means 'vacation'.
noun
summer vacation
Measure word · 个
Easily confused
- 书架shū jiàsound-alikebookshelf
Examples
- 暑假。Wǒ shǔ jià xiǎng qù Běijīng lǚyóu.I want to travel to Beijing during summer vacation.
- 暑假。shǔ jià yǒu liǎng gè yuè de shíjiān.Summer vacation lasts two months.
- 暑假？Nǐ shǔ jià dǎsuàn zuò shénme?What do you plan to do during summer vacation?
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