Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose

Chinese: 假的;读 jià 时指假期。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “jia” becomes a different word in each tone. 假 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 放假fàng jiàto have a holiday or vacation
  • 请假qǐng jiàto request leave of absence
  • 假期jià qīvacation
  • 休假xiū jiàto go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave
  • 假如jiǎ rúif

Example Sentence

暑假我打算去旅行。Shǔ jià wǒ dǎ suàn qù lǚ xíng.I plan to travel during the summer holiday.

暑假Shǔ jiàsummer vacationI打算dǎ suànto planto go旅行lǚ xíngto travel