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夏天

xiàtiān

summer

Usage note

夏天是四季中的一个季节,在春天之后。

xià tiān shì sì jì zhōng de yí gè jì jié, zài chūn tiān zhī hòu。

Summer is one of the four seasons and comes after spring.

Context note

夏天常出现在天气、衣服和假期里。

xià tiān cháng chū xiàn zài tiān qì 、 yī fu hé jià qī lǐ。

Summer often appears in weather, clothing, and holidays.

5 examples

夏天很热。
xià tiān hěn rè。
Summer is very hot.
我喜欢夏天
wǒ xǐ huan xià tiān。
I like summer.
夏天可以吃冰淇淋。
xià tiān kě yǐ chī bīng qí lín。
You can eat ice cream in summer.
夏天白天很长。
xià tiān bái tiān hěn cháng。
Summer days are long.
夏天要多喝水。
xià tiān yào duō hē shuǐ。
You should drink more water in summer.

5 mini stories

夏天来了,天气越来越热。
xià tiān lái le, tiān qì yuè lái yuè rè。
Summer has come, and the weather is getting hotter.
夏天的时候,我们喜欢在外面玩。
xià tiān de shí hòu, wǒ men xǐ huan zài wài miàn wán。
In summer, we like playing outside.
妈妈说夏天要多喝水,别中暑。
mā ma shuō xià tiān yào duō hē shuǐ, bié zhōng shǔ。
Mom said to drink more water in summer and not get heatstroke.
夏天的晚上有时很凉快。
xià tiān de wǎn shàng yǒu shí hěn liáng kuai。
Summer nights are sometimes very cool.
我在夏天学会了很多新字。
wǒ zài xià tiān xué huì le hěn duō xīn zì。
I learned many new characters in the summer.

Mini dialogue

夏天到了

A
夏天真热啊!
Xiàtiān zhēn rè a!
Summer is so hot!
B
是啊,我喜欢夏天吃冰淇淋。
Shì a, wǒ xǐhuān xiàtiān chī bīngqílín.
Yes, I like eating ice cream in summer.

夏天的活动

A
夏天你最喜欢做什么?
Xiàtiān nǐ zuì xǐhuān zuò shénme?
What do you like to do most in summer?
B
我最喜欢在夏天游泳。
Wǒ zuì xǐhuān zài xiàtiān yóuyǒng.
I like swimming in summer the most.

Related words and contrasts

contrast
春天
chūn tiān
spring

The season before summer.

contrast
秋天
qiū tiān
autumn

The season after summer.

contrast
冬天
dōng tiān
winter

The coldest season, opposite to summer.

related
炎热
yán rè
scorching hot

Describes the typical hot weather of summer.

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