public holiday; official day off
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to take public/official holiday; to have a collective day off
formalRefers to days when work or school is officially suspended for everyone, such as national holidays. The noun form '公休日' is commonly used.
Míng明
tiān天
guó国
qìng庆
jié节
，
quán全
guó国
gōng公
xiū休
yī一
tiān天
。
Tomorrow is National Day, the whole country has a public holiday.
Zhè这
zhōu周
liù六
shì是
gōng公
xiū休
rì日
，
gōng公
sī司
bù不
shàng上
bān班
。
This Saturday is an official day off, the company is closed.
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Tā他
zhè这
zhōu周
gōng公
xiū休
，
zài在
jiā家
péi陪
hái孩
zi子
。
He is on his official leave this week, staying at home with the kids.