仲夏 (zhòng xià) — midsummer (the second month of summer in the lunar calendar)
Definition
Literary/classical term for midsummer — the second month of summer in the traditional lunar calendar. Much more formal than the everyday 夏天.
noun
midsummer (the second month of summer in the lunar calendar)
Examples
- 仲夏。zhòng xià Shì xià tiān zuì rè de shí qī.Midsummer is the hottest period of summer.
- 仲夏。Rén men zài zhòng xià shí cháng cháng qù hǎi biān dù jià.People often go to the seaside for vacation in midsummer.
- 仲夏。Zhè shǒu shī miáo xiě le zhòng xià de měi lì jǐng sè.This poem depicts the beautiful scenery of midsummer.
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