假期 (jiàqī) — vacation / holiday period

假期 (jiàqī)

A period of days or weeks free from work or school, such as summer vacation or a national holiday break. While 假日 is a single day, 假期 refers to a span of time.

Meanings

1. [noun] Vacation, holiday period, break (a stretch of time off).
2. [noun] Leave period (from work or school).

Example Sentences

暑假是我最喜欢的假期。 Shǔjià shì wǒ zuì xǐhuān de jiàqī. Summer vacation is my favorite holiday period.

假期期间，我去了日本旅行。 Jiàqī qījiān, wǒ qù le Rìběn lǚxíng. During the vacation, I traveled to Japan.

你的假期打算怎么过？ Nǐ de jiàqī dǎsuàn zěnme guò? How do you plan to spend your vacation?

这次假期只有三天。 Zhè cì jiàqī zhǐ yǒu sān tiān. This vacation is only three days long.

Collocations

Memory Hook

假 means "leave" and 期 means "period/term" — the period of your leave is your vacation.