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title: "Hanjia Meaning: 寒假 (hánjià) Means “winter vacation”"
description: "寒假 (hánjià) means “winter vacation”. Hear its tones, see what 寒 and 假 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hanjia"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 寒假 mean?

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寒假 hánjià

## winter vacation

## Its characters

1. 寒 hán cold
2. 假 jià vacation

## In a sentence

寒假我打算回老家过年。 During winter vacation I plan to go home for the New Year.

一月，**寒假**到了。

From [上海弄堂（一） · The Shanghai lane (part 1)](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/grandmas-notebook-book-2-shanghai-lane-part-1#library-word-171-173)

[More about 寒假](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%AF%92%E5%81%87)

## More words with 寒 or 假

- [度假 dùjià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dujia)
- [寒冷 hánlěng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hanleng)
- [假冒 jiǎmào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiamao)
- [假期 jiàqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaqi)
- [假日 jiàrì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiari)
- [假设 jiǎshè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiashe)
- [假装 jiǎzhuāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiazhuang)
- [节假日 jiéjiàrì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiejiari)
- [暑假 shǔjià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shujia)
- [休假 xiūjià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiujia)

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