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夏天

xià tiān · xia tian

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HSK 2Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. summer
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Ice cream all year

  1. Dengdeng

    北京(běijīng)的(de)夏天(xiàtiān)太(tài)热(rè)了(le)！

    Summer in Beijing is so hot!

  2. Liangliang

    是(shì)啊(a)，夏天(xiàtiān)我(wǒ)每天(měitiān)吃(chī)三个(sāngè)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)。

    Yes. In summer I eat three ice creams every day.

  3. Dengdeng

    夏天(xiàtiān)吃(chī)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)，冬天(dōngtiān)吃(chī)什么(shénme)？

    You eat ice cream in summer. What about winter?

  4. Liangliang

    冬天(dōngtiān)也(yě)吃(chī)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)。

    Ice cream in winter too.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)一年(yīnián)四季(sìjì)都(dōu)在(zài)吃(chī)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)。

    So you eat ice cream all year round.

  6. Liangliang

    对(duì)，冬天(dōngtiān)在(zài)暖和(nuǎnhuo)的(de)屋子(wūzi)里(lǐ)吃(chī)，最(zuì)舒服(shūfu)。

    Yes. Eating it in a warm room in winter is the most comfortable.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)整(zhěng)个(gè)夏(xià)天(tiān)都(dōu)和(hé)他(tā)们(men)待(dāi)在(zài)一(yì)起(qǐ)。

We stayed with them all through the summer.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

人(rén)们(men)似(sì)乎(hū)只(zhǐ)在(zài)夏(xià)天(tiān)烤(kǎo)肉(ròu)。

It seems that most people only barbeque in the summer.

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

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夏
xià

summer

天
tiān

day; sky

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