夏

xià · xia/Xià · xia

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Meaning

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xià 夏

  1. summer

Xià 夏

  1. the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
  2. Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432)
  3. surname Xia

In a sentence

2 examples
01

一(yì)年(nián)有(yǒu)四(sì)个(gè)季(jì)节(jié) : 春(chūn)、夏(xià)、秋(qiū)、冬(dōng)。

There are four seasons in a year: spring, summer, autumn and winter.

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02

这(zhè)里(lǐ)的(de)夏(xià)天(tiān)又(yòu)热(rè)又(yòu)潮(cháo)湿(shī),我(wǒ)每(měi)天(tiān)都(dōu)想(xiǎng)待(dāi)在(zài)空(kōng)调(tiáo)房(fáng)里(lǐ)。

The summer here is hot and humid, and I want to stay in an air-conditioned room every day.

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