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What Does 'Make-up Day Off' Mean?
nǐ你zhī dào知道zhōng guó中国yǒu有 “diào xiū调休 ”zhè gè这个cí词ma吗 ？
Do you know the term 'make-up day off' in China?
diào xiū调休de的yì sī意思shì是 ：bǎ把gōng zuò rì工作日hé和xiū xī rì休息日jiāo huàn交换 。
The meaning of 'make-up day off' is to swap working days and rest days.
jiǎn dān dì shuō简单地说 ，jiù shì就是běn lái本来yīng gāi应该shàng bān上班de的rì zi日子fàng jià放假xiū xī休息 ，běn lái本来shì是xiū xī休息de的zhōu mò周末qù去shàng bān上班 。
Simply put, it means taking a day off on a day you were supposed to work, and working on a weekend that was originally a rest day.
wèi shén me为什么zhōng guó中国huì会yǒu有 “diào xiū调休 ”ne呢 ？
Why does China have 'make-up days off'?
yīn wèi因为zhōng guó中国de的jié jià rì节假日 ，bǐ rú比如chūn jié春节 、guó qìng jié国庆节 ，fàng jià放假de的tiān shù天数bǐ jiào比较duō多 ，yǒu shí有时néng能fàng放qī七tiān天jiǎ假 。
Because Chinese holidays, like the Spring Festival and National Day, often have many days off, sometimes up to seven days.
dàn但rú guǒ如果jié jià rì节假日de的rì qī日期bù不lián连zài在yì qǐ一起 ，zhèng fǔ政府jiù就huì会ān pái安排 “diào xiū调休 ” ，zhè yàng这样dà jiā大家jiù就néng能lián xù连续xiū xī休息hǎo好jǐ tiān几天le了 。
But if the holiday dates are not consecutive, the government arranges 'make-up days off' so that people can have several days off in a row.
jǔ举gè个lì zi例子 ，jīn nián今年de的duān wǔ jié端午节bù不diào xiū调休 ，gāng hǎo刚好shì是cóng从xīng qī liù星期六dào到xīng qī yī星期一 ，kě yǐ可以lián xù连续xiū xī休息sān三tiān天 ，fēi cháng非常fāng biàn方便 。
For example, this year's Dragon Boat Festival does not have a make-up day off; it happens to be from Saturday to Monday, so people can rest for three days in a row, which is very convenient.
dàn但bìng并bú shì不是měi gè每个jié rì节日dōu都zhè me这么xìng yùn幸运 。
But not every holiday is this lucky.
bǐ rú比如 ，yǒu shí hòu有时候zhōng qiū jié中秋节shì是xīng qī sān星期三 ，wèi le为了ràng让dà jiā大家lián xù连续xiū xī休息sān三tiān天 ，zhèng fǔ政府kě néng可能huì会ān pái安排qián前yí gè一个zhōu rì周日shàng bān上班 ，bǎ把xiū xī休息rì日huàn换dào到xīng qī sì星期四 。
For example, sometimes the Mid-Autumn Festival falls on a Wednesday. To allow people to rest for three days in a row, the government might arrange for people to work on the previous Sunday and take Thursday off instead.
zhè yàng这样 ，xīng qī sān星期三 、sì四 、wǔ五jiù就kě yǐ可以lián连zhe着xiū xī休息le了 。
This way, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday can be continuous rest days.
diào xiū调休yǒu有hǎo chù好处 ，yě也yǒu有huài chù坏处 。
Make-up days off have advantages and disadvantages.
hǎo chù好处shì是kě yǐ可以lián xù连续xiū xī休息 ，ān pái安排chū xíng出行gèng更róng yì容易 。
The advantage is that you can rest continuously, making travel plans easier.
dàn但huài chù坏处shì是diào xiū调休qián hòu前后kě néng可能yào要lián xù连续shàng bān上班wǔ五tiān天yǐ shàng以上 ，yǒu diǎn有点lèi累 。
But the disadvantage is that before and after the make-up days off, you might have to work more than five days in a row, which can be tiring.
suǒ yǐ所以hěn很duō多zhōng guó中国rén人jì既xǐ huān喜欢yòu又tǎo yàn讨厌diào xiū调休 。
So many Chinese people both like and dislike make-up days off.
rú guǒ如果nǐ你zài在zhōng guó中国shēng huó生活huò或gōng zuò工作 ，lǐ jiě理解 “diào xiū调休 ”hěn很zhòng yào重要 ，zhè yàng这样nǐ你cái néng才能gèng更hǎo好dì地ān pái安排zì jǐ自己de的shēng huó生活 。
If you live or work in China, understanding 'make-up days off' is important so you can better plan your life.
By Easy Mandarin News|AI-assisted