() — season; last month of a season

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 ·

Examples

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

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