---
title: "Xiujia Meaning: 休假 (xiūjià) Means “to take a vacation”"
description: "休假 (xiūjià) means “to take a vacation; to be on leave; vacation; leave”. Hear its tones, see what 休 and 假 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiujia"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 休假 mean?

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休假 xiūjià

## to take a vacation; to be on leave; vacation; leave

## Its characters

1. 休 xiū to rest (as in 休息)
2. 假 jià vacation

## In a sentence

我下个月休假。 I'm taking a vacation next month.

[More about 休假](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BC%91%E5%81%87)

## More words with 休 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)
- [暑假 shǔjià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shujia)
- [退休 tuìxiū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuixiu)

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