Chinese

放假

fàngjià
to have time off; to go on holidays
  • HSK 1
  • TOCFL 4
  • 放計
  • 放计

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Lineage

  • characterChinese放 “to release; to free; to liberate”
    • soundChinese方 “side; aspect; party”
    • meaningChinese攴 “to hit lightly; to tap”
  • characterChinese假 “to lend; to borrow; to loan”
    • meaningChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
    • soundChinese叚 “original form of 假 (jiǎ, “to borrow”)”
      • ideaChinese爪 “claw (of animal, bird); talon; paw; nail”
      • ideaChinese又 “again; once more”
      • ideaChinese石 “stone; rock (Classifier: 嚿 c; 塊／块 c)”

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