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夏 xià

summer (short form, in compounds)

Strokes
10
Level
HSK 3
Radical
夊
Made of 一自夂 ⿳一自夂
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Example sentences with 夏

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  1. 夏天很热。
    Xiàtiān hěn rè.
    Summer is very hot.
    summer very hot
  2. 你喜欢夏天还是冬天？
    Nǐ xǐhuan xiàtiān háishi dōngtiān?
    Do you like summer or winter?
    you like summer or winter
  3. 我们夏天去海边玩吧。
    Wǒmen xiàtiān qù hǎibiān wán ba.
    Let's go play by the sea in summer.
    we summer go seaside play (particle-suggestion)
  4. 今年夏天不太热。
    Jīnnián xiàtiān bú tài rè.
    This summer isn't very hot.
    this-year summer not too hot
  5. 孩子们暑假去参加了夏令营。
    Háizimen shǔjià qù cānjiā le xiàlìngyíng.
    The children went to attend summer camp during the summer holidays.
    children summer-vacation go attend (particle) summer-camp

Words with 夏 (3)