寒假 hánjià winter vacation
怎么记住“寒假”: 寒 freezing + 假 fake = winter vacation.
汉字
用法
- The standard term for winter break from school, around Chinese New Year - 放寒假 (fàng hánjià) to go on winter break.
- Its counterpart is 暑假 (shǔjià), summer vacation - the two form the two main school breaks in China.
- 寒 means "cold" and is more literary than 冷, appearing mainly in set terms like this one, not in casual weather talk.
例句
- 你的寒假怎么过的? Nǐ de hánjià zěnme guò de?How did you spend your winter vacation?