夏 xià — summer

Meanings

1. 1

   summer

   Summer. In everyday speech the season names take 天: 夏天, 春天, 秋天, 冬天; bare 夏 belongs to compounds and to written style.

   noun

Example sentences

• 这儿的夏天很热。/這兒的夏天很熱。Zhèr (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) xiàtiān (fourth tone, falling) hěn (third tone, dipping) rè. (fourth tone, falling)···

  Summer here is very hot.

• 我最喜欢夏天，可以去游泳。/我最喜歡夏天，可以去游泳。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) zuì (fourth tone, falling) xǐhuan (third tone, dipping) xiàtiān, (fourth tone, falling) kěyǐ (third tone, dipping) qù (fourth tone, falling) yóuyǒng. (second tone, rising)···

  Summer is my favourite season — I can go swimming.

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