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冬季

dōng jì · dong ji

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Meaning

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  1. winter
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Winter and home

  1. Dengdeng

    冬季(dōngjì)快(kuài)到(dào)了(le)，你(nǐ)喜欢(xǐhuan)冬季(dōngjì)吗(ma)？

    Winter is coming. Do you like winter?

  2. Liangliang

    喜欢(xǐhuan)，冬季(dōngjì)可以(kěyǐ)喝(hē)热(rè)茶(chá)。

    I do. In winter you can drink hot tea.

  3. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)冬季(dōngjì)天(tiān)黑(hēi)得(de)早(zǎo)，五点(wǔdiǎn)就(jiù)黑(hēi)了(le)。

    But in winter it gets dark early, at five.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)更(gèng)好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)可以(kěyǐ)早点(zǎodiǎn)回家(huíjiā)。

    Even better. I can go home early.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)是不是(shìbùshì)每个(měigè)季节(jìjié)都(dōu)想(xiǎng)回家(huíjiā)？

    Do you want to go home in every season?

  6. Liangliang

    对(duì)，夏季(xiàjì)也(yě)一样(yīyàng)！

    Yes, summer too!

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2 examples
01

有(yǒu)些(xiē)动(dòng)物(wù)会(huì)在(zài)秋(qiū)天(tiān)为(wèi)冬(dōng)季(jì)储(chǔ)藏(cáng)食(shí)物(wù)。

In autumn, some animals store food away for the winter.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)里(lǐ)的(de)冬(dōng)季(jì)非(fēi)常(cháng)寒(hán)冷(lěng)，经(jīng)常(cháng)下(xià)雪(xuě)。

Winters here are very cold, and it often snows.

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冬
dōng

winter

季
jì

season; the last month of a season

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