---
title: "Shujia Meaning: 暑假 (summer vacation) or 书架 (bookshelf)?"
description: "暑假 (shǔjià) means “summer vacation”. Not the shujia you heard? See 书架. Hear its tones, see what 暑 and 假 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shujia"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 暑假 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

暑假 shǔjià

## summer vacation

## Its characters

1. 暑 shǔ summer (as in 暑假)
2. 假 jià vacation

## In a sentence

暑假我想去海边玩。 I want to go to the seaside during summer vacation.

[More about 暑假](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9A%91%E5%81%87)

## Other words said shujia

- [书架shūjiàbookshelf](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B9%A6%E6%9E%B6)

## More words with 暑 or 假

- [度假 dùjià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dujia)
- [寒假 hánjià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hanjia)
- [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)
- [休假 xiūjià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiujia)
- [虚假 xūjiǎ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xujia)

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