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春天

chūn tiān · chun tian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. spring (season)
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Spring drowsiness

  1. Dengdeng

    春天(chūntiān)来(lái)了(le)，花(huā)都(dōu)开(kāi)了(le)。

    Spring is here and the flowers have all bloomed.

  2. Liangliang

    春天(chūntiān)是(shì)我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜欢(xǐhuan)的(de)季节(jìjié)。

    Spring is my favourite season.

  3. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)春天(chūntiān)总是(zǒngshì)想(xiǎng)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    But in spring I always want to sleep.

  4. Liangliang

    人们(rénmen)叫(jiào)这个(zhège)春困(chūnkùn)。

    People call this spring drowsiness.

  5. Dengdeng

    春天(chūntiān)这么(zhème)短(duǎn)，我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)不(bù)睡(shuì)了(le)，去(qù)看(kàn)花(huā)！

    Spring is so short. I will not sleep today. Let us go see the flowers!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)爸(bà)爸(ba)明(míng)年(nián)春(chūn)天(tiān)就(jiù)要(yào)退(tuì)休(xiū)了(le)。

My father is retiring next spring.

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

02

一(yì)年(nián)四(sì)季(jì)中(zhōng)我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)春(chūn)天(tiān)了(le)。

Spring is my favorite season.

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

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春
chūn

spring (season); gay

天
tiān

day; sky

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