小雪 (Xiǎo xuě) — Light Snow, the 20th of the 24 solar terms in the traditional Chinese calendar (around November 22–23); light snow (a small amount of snowfall)
Definition
小雪 (Xiǎoxuě) is a proper noun: the 20th of the 24 solar terms, around November 22. In lower case it also means 'a light snowfall' — a small amount of snow.
noun
Light Snowthe 20th of the 24 solar terms in the traditional Chinese calendar (around November 22–23)light snow (a small amount of snowfall)
Examples
- 小雪。Xiǎo xuě Shì èr shí sì jié qì zhōng de dì èr shí gè jié qì.Xiaoxue is the 20th of the 24 solar terms.
- 小雪，。Jīn tiān de Xiǎo xuě hěn xiǎo, dì shàng zhǐ yǒu báo báo de yī céng.Today's light snow is very small; there's only a thin layer on the ground.
- 小雪，。Dào le Xiǎo xuě jié qì, běi fāng jiù kāi shǐ lěng le.When the Xiaoxue solar term arrives, the north starts to get cold.
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