double rest day; long weekend (old system)
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Meanings
2 senses · 3 examplesnoun
a rest day occurring once every ten days or fortnight
archaicRefers to a rest day under an old working schedule. Historically, a common practice was to have one day off every ten days (旬休). This usage is obsolete.
Gōng工
chǎng厂
shí实
xíng行
shí十
tiān天
yī一
xiū休
，
xīng星
qī期
tiān天
jiù就
shì是
dà大
lǐ礼
bài拜
。
The factory practiced a ten-day work cycle, with Sunday being the big rest day.
noun
the week or weekend with two rest days in an alternating bi-weekly schedule
archaicRefers to a specific bi-weekly schedule where one week has a two-day weekend ('大礼拜') and the next week has a one-day weekend ('小礼拜'). This system is no longer in use since China adopted the standard five-day work week. This definition is also 'archaic'.
Zhè这
zhōu周
shì是
dà大
lǐ礼
bài拜
，
wǒ我
men们
kě可
yǐ以
chū出
qù去
duǎn短
tú途
lǚ旅
xíng行
。
This is the big weekend (with two days off), so we can go on a short trip.
Dà大
lǐ礼
bài拜
hé和
xiǎo小
lǐ礼
bài拜
jiāo交
tì替
jìn进
xíng行
。
The big weekend and the small weekend alternated.