季 (jì) — season; last month of a season | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

季 (jì) is a bound/noun form meaning 'season' — in HSK 3 it almost always appears inside 季节 (jìjié) rather than alone. Unlike 季度 ('quarter of a year') or 赛季 ('sports season'), it isn't used by itself for specific season types.

noun

seasonlast month of a season

Measure word · 个

Easily confused

Examples

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Yì nián yǒu sì gè jì jié.
There are four seasons in a year.
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Chūn tiān shì yì nián zhōng zuì měi lì de jì jié.
Spring is the most beautiful season of the year.
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Zhè ge jì jié wǒ men zhǒng le hěn duō cài.
This season we planted a lot of vegetables.

Origin

Compound ideograph

六书liùshū

会意huìyì

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

禾子季

禾禾hé
子子zǐ

季 is formed by placing 禾 above 子.

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