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調休
简 调休 · 繁 調休Mandarin · pinyin tiáo xiū
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- to compensate for working on a holiday by resting on a workday
- to compensate for resting on a workday by working on a holiday
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2–1 · tiao2 xiu1
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diu6 jau1
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verb
- to take time off in lieu (adjustment to the work schedule, mostly nationwide, designed to create longer consecutive holidays. In China, this is followed or preceded by makeup workdays as customary, ensuring the total number of days off remains fixed within a year)
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