dōng
zhì

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Meaning of 冬至

冬至 means winter solstice; one of the 24 solar terms. Pronounced dōng zhì.

  • winter solstice; one of the 24 solar terms

Definitions & Examples

Dōng
zhì
shì
nián
zhōng
bái
zhòu
zuì
duǎn
 
hēi
zuì
cháng
de
tiān
 

The winter solstice is the day with the shortest daylight and longest night of the year.

Àn
zhào
chuán
tǒng
 
men
huì
zài
dōng
zhì
chī
tāng
yuán
 

Traditionally, we eat tangyuan (sweet rice balls) on the winter solstice.

Jīn
nián
de
dōng
zhì
shì
121
yuè2
22
2
 2
 
 

This year's winter solstice falls on December 22nd.

Guò
le
dōng
zhì
 
bái
zhòu
jiù
huì
tiān
tiān
biàn
cháng
le
 

After the winter solstice, the days will gradually become longer.

Dōng
zhì
jié
biāo
zhì
zhe
yán
hán
de
kāi
shǐ
 

The winter solstice solar term marks the beginning of severe cold.

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