消夏 (xiāo xià) — to spend the summer at leisure; to relieve the summer heat
Definition
Literary/formal verb for spending the summer in leisure to escape the heat — far more bookish than everyday phrasing like 避暑 (bìshǔ) or 过夏天.
verb
to spend the summer at leisureto relieve the summer heat
Examples
- ，消夏。Měi nián xià tiān, tā men dōu huì qù hǎi biān xiāo xià.Every summer, they go to the seaside to spend the summer at leisure.
- 消夏。Zhè ge xiǎo zhèn shì xiāo xià de hǎo dì fāng.This small town is a great place to escape the summer heat.
- 。Qù nián wǒ men zài shān lǐ xiāo le yí gè xià.Last year we spent a summer relaxing in the mountains.
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