寒假 hán jià
“winter vacation”
time wordHSK 4 · 2021 list level 4
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
寒假 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1285: 寒假 hánjià — Level 4; official annotation 4 (名). PDF page 112
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 寒假
寒假 means winter vacation, the school break in winter, usually around Chinese New Year. It is a time noun, so it often comes at the start of a sentence as the topic, or appears in patterns like 放寒假 and 寒假的时候. Typical pattern: 寒假 + subject + verb, or subject + 放寒假.
例句Example sentences
- 寒假我打算去南方旅行。hán jià wǒ dǎ suàn qù nán fāng lǚ xíng.During winter vacation I plan to travel to the south.
- 寒假你准备做什么？hán jià nǐ zhǔn bèi zuò shén me?What are you planning to do during winter vacation?
- 我们下个月就放寒假了。wǒ men xià gè yuè jiù fàng hán jià le.We will be on winter vacation next month.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我寒假了。
✓我放寒假了。
寒假 is a noun, not a verb; use 放寒假 to say someone is on winter vacation.