假
Character
vacation
Readings and meanings
- vacation CC-CEDICT
Words that use “假” as jià
放假fàng jiàto have a holidayWordHSK 1请假qǐng jiàto ask for time off from work or schoolWordHSK 1休假xiū jiàto take time off work or school to rest or travelWordHSK 2假期jià qīholidayWordHSK 2寒假hán jiàthe long school holiday in winterWordHSK 4暑假shǔ jiàthe long holiday from school in summer, when students rest and…WordHSK 4假日jià rìa day when you rest and do not workWordHSK 6长假cháng jiàa holiday that lasts many daysWordHSK 6
HSK 2 is the level of this reading in the official HSK 3.0 word list; other readings of 假 can sit at a different level.
- fake; not real; made to look like something real
- if (as in 假如)
Examples
这个包是假的。
zhè ge bāo shì jiǎ de
This bag is fake.
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假如下雨，我就不去。
jiǎ rú xià yǔ wǒ jiù bú qù
If it rains, I'm not going.
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Words that use “假” as jiǎ
假如jiǎ rúifWordHSK 4假使jiǎ shǐifWordHSK 7–9假冒jiǎ màoto make or sell fake copies of real productsWordHSK 7–9假定jiǎ dìngto think something is true for now, without being sureWordHSK 7–9假装jiǎ zhuāngto pretendWordHSK 7–9假设jiǎ shèto think that something is true before you know it is trueWordHSK 7–9真假zhēn jiǎtrue and falseWordHSK 7–9虚假xū jiǎnot realWordHSK 7–9
gēi
gei1Reading 3Rare readingThis reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is jià.
- not real; pretending to be something else (as in 假掰: acting fake)
- showing off in a false way to look cool (as in 假掰)
Examples
他说话很假掰。
tā shuō huà hěn gēi bāi
He talks in a fake way to look good.
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我不喜欢假掰的人。
wǒ bù xǐ huan gēi bāi de rén
I don't like people who act fake.
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Words that use “假” as gēi
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Practice writing 假
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