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The Chinese word 休假 is formed by combining the character 休, meaning to rest or cease, which is visually derived from a person (亻) leaning against a tree (木), with the character 假, meaning holiday or leave, structured from person (亻) and borrow (叚) to imply a period of borrowed time. Together, they explicitly denote the act of taking a leave or vacation, where 休 conveys the action of resting and 假 specifies the formal break.

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我明天休假

Wǒ míngtiān xiūjià.

I am on vacation tomorrow.

他申请了下个月休假

Tā shēnqǐng le xià gè yuè xiūjià.

He applied for vacation next month.

我们公司每年有带薪休假

Wǒmen gōngsī měi nián yǒu dàixīn xiūjià.

Our company offers paid vacation every year.

如果你累了,就应该休假放松一下。

Rúguǒ nǐ lèi le, jiù yīnggāi xiūjià fàngsōng yīxià.

If you are tired, you should take a vacation to relax.

在项目完成后,整个团队将获得一周的额外休假

Zài xiàngmù wánchéng hòu, zhěnggè tuánduì jiāng huòdé yī zhōu de èwài xiūjià.

After the project is completed, the entire team will get an extra week of vacation.

Word Definition - 休假

xiū jià to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave