🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

学校假期

Pronunciation / Transliteration: xuéxiào jiàqī

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
School Holidays/skuːl ˈhɒlɪdeɪz/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"许多家庭在学校假期期间计划旅行。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A period during which schools are closed for vacation, allowing students to take a break from academic activities.

    "Many families plan trips during the school holidays."
  2. 2

    Specific times of the year designated for students to be free from school, often coinciding with public holidays.

    "The school holidays usually include summer break and winter break."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'school' originates from the Greek 'scholē', meaning 'leisure' or 'discussion', which evolved through Latin and Old French. 'Holidays' comes from the Old English 'haligdæg', meaning 'holy day', which has shifted to denote any day of rest or celebration.

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