冬季 (dōng jì) — winter

Definition

noun
winter

Examples

  • 冬季
    dōng jì Shì huá xuě de zuì jiā jì jié.
    Winter is the best season for skiing.
  • 冬季
    Běi fāng dōng jì de wēn dù cháng cháng jiàng dào líng xià.
    In the north, winter temperatures often drop below zero.
  • 冬季
    Jīn nián dōng jì bú tài lěng, hěn shǎo xià xuě.
    This winter is not very cold; it rarely snows.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

dōngwinter
season

冬 (winter) + 季 (season) names the winter season.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

季 is formed by placing 禾 above 子.

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