寒假

寒假 hánjià

Winter vacation†

寒假 in a sentence HSK 4 hanjia

What 寒假 means

  1. Winter vacation†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 寒假, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

寒假 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

寒
hán
Cold (poor - tremble)
假
jiǎ
False (artifical - borrow)

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寒假 in a sentence

寒假我要回家看父母。
Hánjià wǒ yào huí jiā kàn fùmǔ.
During the winter holiday I am going home to see my parents.
今年的寒假有一个月。
Jīnnián de hánjià yǒu yí ge yuè.
This year the winter holiday is a month long.

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Questions about 寒假

What does 寒假 mean in English?

寒假 is pronounced hánjià and means Winter vacation †.

How do you pronounce 寒假?

寒假 is hánjià in pinyin — written hanjia without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 寒假?

寒假 is written with 2 characters: 寒 (hán) Cold (poor - tremble), 假 (jiǎ) False (artifical - borrow). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 寒假 an HSK word?

Yes — 寒假 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.

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