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冬 dōng

winter (in compounds)

Strokes
5
Level
HSK 3
Radical
⺀
Type
Ideograph
Made of 夂 ⿱夂⺀

Memory hint: A man walking 夂 on ice ⺀

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  1. 冬天非常冷。
    Dōngtiān fēicháng lěng.
    Winter is very cold.
    winter very cold
  2. 你喜欢冬天吗？
    Nǐ xǐhuan dōngtiān ma?
    Do you like winter?
    you like winter (question)
  3. 冬天到了，多穿点儿衣服吧。
    Dōngtiān dàole, duō chuān diǎnr yīfu ba.
    Winter has arrived, wear more clothes.
    winter arrive(particle), more wear a-bit clothes (suggestion)
  4. 今年冬天不太冷。
    Jīnnián dōngtiān bú tài lěng.
    This winter isn't very cold.
    this-year winter not too cold
  5. 冬天的时候，公园里几乎没有人。
    Dōngtiān de shíhou, gōngyuán lǐ jīhū méiyǒu rén.
    In winter, there's almost no one in the park.
    winter (particle) time, park inside almost not-have people

Words with 冬 (2)