xià tiān
été
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夏天到了，天气很热。
xiàtiān dàole, tiānqì hěn rè.
Summer has arrived, the weather is very hot.
夏天是游泳的好季节。
xiàtiān shì yóuyǒng de hǎo jìjié.
Summer is a good season for swimming.
夏天要注意防暑降温。
xiàtiān yào zhùyì fángshǔ jiàngwēn.
In summer, we should pay attention to preventing heatstroke and cooling down.
盛夏 (shèng xià)
midsummer
酷暑 (kù shǔ)
dog days of summer
冬天 (dōng tiān)
winter
秋天 (qiū tiān)
autumn
The Chinese word 夏天 (xiàtiān) for "summer" is composed of two characters: 夏 (xià) and 天 (tiān). The character 夏 originally meant "great" or "vast", and was used to describe the vastness of the sky or the universe. Over time, it came to be associated with the summer season, which is the hottest and most expansive time of the year. The character 天 (tiān) means "sky" or "heaven", and is often used to refer to the natural world or the universe. When combined, the two characters 夏天 (xiàtiān) create a compound word that refers to the summer season.
