盛夏 (shèng xià) — midsummer; the height of summer
Definition
Literary/formal term for 'midsummer' (the hottest stretch of the season). Unlike 暑假, it is not a vacation period but a time of year.
noun
midsummerthe height of summer
Examples
- 盛夏,。shèng xià Shí jié, hé huā shèng kāi.In midsummer, lotus flowers bloom in full.
- 盛夏,。Běi fāng de shèng xià suī rán yán rè, dàn zǎo wǎn hěn liáng shuǎng.Although midsummer in the north is hot, mornings and evenings are cool.
- 盛夏。Tā men jì huà zài shèng xià qù hǎi biān dù jià.They plan to go to the seaside for vacation in midsummer.
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