How to say “summer” in Chinese
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“Summer” in Chinese is 夏天, xià tiān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
夏天 is read xià tiān: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A person 大 with a stroke above the head: the sky.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “夏天”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 夏天. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 夏天我们去海边游泳xiàtiānwǒmenqùhǎibiānyóuyǒngIn summer we go to the seaside to swim.
- 这儿的夏天这么热，你受得了吗？zhèrdexiàtiānzhèmerè,nǐshòudeliǎomaSummers here are so hot — can you stand it?
- 中国南部夏天经常下雨ZhōngguónánbùxiàtiānjīngchángxiàyǔIn the south of China, it often rains in summer.
- 夏天早晨五点天就亮了。xiàtiānzǎochenwǔdiǎntiānjiùliàngleIn summer it's already light at five in the morning.
- 夏天的夜晚很凉快xiàtiāndeyèwǎnhěnliángkuaiSummer nights are cool.
- 夏天我喜欢吃煮玉米xiàtiānwǒxǐhuanchīzhǔyùmǐIn summer I love eating boiled corn.
More words from the lesson “The four seasons”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “summer” in Chinese?
“Summer” in Chinese is 夏天, pinyin xiàtiān.
What does 夏天 mean?
夏天 (xiàtiān) means “summer”.
How do you write 夏天?
夏天 is 2 characters: 夏 (xià) — summer; 天 (tiān) — sky, day. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 夏天?
夏天 is read xiàtiān. Tones: xià — fourth tone, tiān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“summer” in the lesson “The four seasons”
This word is from the topic “Seasons and time” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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