假 (jiǎ): false, vacation
假 (jiǎ) is a Chinese character meaning “false, vacation.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (structural) and 叚 (structural). It ranks #636 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 假 a false 叚 person 亻; 叚 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).
Definitions
- false, vacation
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA false 叚 person 亻; 叚 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰亻叚 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 假
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 假设verb/noun | jiǎ shè | to suppose | 6 |
| 假如conjunction | jiǎ rú | if | 5 |
| 度假verb | dù jià | to go on holidays | 4 |
| 假期noun | jià qī | vacation | 3 |
| 休假verb | xiū jià | to go on vacation | 3 |
| 暑假noun | shǔ jià | summer vacation | 4 |
| 放假verb | fàng jià | to have a holiday or vacation | 3 |
| 假日noun | jià rì | a holiday | 4 |
| 请假verb | qǐng jià | to request leave of absence | 3 |
| 节假日noun | jié jià rì | public holiday | 4 |
| 寒假noun | hán jià | winter vacation | 4 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 假装 | jiǎ zhuāng | to feign |
| 假释 | jiǎ shì | parole |
| 假发 | jiǎ fà | wig |
| 假定 | jiǎ dìng | to assume |
| 假扮 | jiǎ bàn | to impersonate |
| 病假 | bìng jià | sick leave |
| 虚假 | xū jiǎ | false |
| 假象 | jiǎ xiàng | false appearance |
| 假牙 | jiǎ yá | false teeth |
| 春假 | chūn jià | spring break |
| 假冒 | jiǎ mào | to impersonate |
| 假话 | jiǎ huà | a lie |
| 假货 | jiǎ huò | counterfeit article |
| 假想 | jiǎ xiǎng | imaginary |
| 假名 | jiǎ míng | false name |
假 appears in 100 compound words: 62 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 5 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 假 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (14)
fake, forged, counterfeit and poor-quality; counterfeit and shoddy (generally speaking)
to turn simulation into reality unintentionally; fantasy becomes reality
Showing 12 of 14 idioms containing 假.
Example Sentences
春节放假七天，公司从除夕到初六都不上班。
Chūnjié fàngjià qī tiān, gōngsī cóng chúxī dào chūliù dōu bù shàngbān.
The Spring Festival holiday is seven days; the company is closed from New Year's Eve to the sixth day.
我的新年“特供”丨订单翻倍!小碗梨成春节假期“新宠..
wǒ de xīn nián tè gōng 丨 dìng shàn fān bèi ! xiǎo wǎn lí chéng chūn jié jiǎ qī xīn chǒng . .
The new year's special 丨 order doubled! The newest and most popular way to get the most out of the Chinese New Year is to get the most out of the Chinese New Year.
春节假期拍了拍你,出门揣一份“安心”更踏实
chūn jié jiǎ qī pāi le pāi nǐ , chū mén chuāi yī fèn ān xīn gēng tà shí
Spring Festival vacation pat you, go out and put a "peace of mind" more solid
“文旅+”业态提质升级,山东新春假日文旅消费场景更..
wén lǚ yè tài tí zhì shēng jí , shān dōng xīn chūn jiǎ rì wén lǚ xiāo fèi chǎng jǐng gēng . .
"Cultural Tourism Plus" Business Models Upgrade Quality, Shandong's Spring Festival Holiday Cultural Tourism Consumption Scenarios Become More...
春节假期首日北京市属公园接待游客20.95万人...
chūn jié jiǎ qī shǒu rì běi jīng shì shǔ gōng yuán jiē dāi yóu kè . mò rén . . .
On the first day of the Spring Festival holiday, Beijing's municipal parks welcomed 209,500 visitors...
新春走基层|最长假期开启:从“赶路”到“享受路”,..
xīn chūn zǒu jī céng zuì cháng jiǎ qī kāi qǐ cóng gǎn lù dào xiǎng shòu lù , . .
Spring Festival Grassroots Report | Longest Holiday Begins: From "Rushing to Destination" to "Savoring the Journey"...
你认为你会到哪儿度假？
Nǐ rènwéi nǐ huì dào nǎr dùjià?
Where do you suppose you'll spend your vacation?
你想好放假去哪里玩了没有？
Nǐ xiǎng hǎo fàngjià qù nǎlǐ wán le méiyǒu?
Have you made up your mind where to go for the holidays?
你放假打算去什么地方玩呢？
Nǐ fàngjià dǎsuàn qù shénme dìfang wán ne?
Where are you going to go on your vacation?
假的钻石和真的钻石有什么分别？
Jiǎ de zuànshí hé zhēn de zuànshí yǒu shénme fēnbié?
What is the difference between imitation and real diamonds?
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