隆冬 (lóng dōng) — midwinter; the depth of winter

Definition

Examples

• 隆冬是一年中最冷的时期。
  lóng dōng Shì yì nián zhōng zuì lěng de shí qī.
  Midwinter is the coldest period of the year.
• 虽然已是隆冬，街上仍然人来人往。
  Suī rán yǐ shì lóng dōng, jiē shàng réng rán rén lái rén wǎng.
  Although it's already midwinter, the streets are still bustling with people.
• 北方的隆冬气温常常降到零下二十度。
  Běi fāng de lóng dōng qì wēn cháng cháng jiàng dào líng xià èr shí dù.
  In northern midwinter, temperatures often drop to minus twenty degrees.

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