度假 dùjià to go on holidays
to go on holidays; to spend one's vacation
How to remember 度假: 度 degree + 假 fake = to go on holidays.
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How it is used
- Separable verb-object: 度了三天假 (dù le sān tiān jià) - vacationed for three days.
- Implies actively going somewhere to relax, often resort-style - 度假村 (dùjiàcūn) means resort - different from 放假 (fàngjià), which just means having days off (school break, public holiday) with no travel implied.
- 去海边度假 (qù hǎibiān dùjià) - go on vacation at the seaside.
Example sentences
- 度假愉快！ Dùjià yúkuài!Enjoy your holidays.
- 我们不去度假。 Wǒmen búqù dùjià.We're not going on vacation.
- 我出城度假了。 Wǒ chūchéng dùjià le.I was out of town on vacation.