guòdōng

过冬

Word · VerbTraditional過冬

pass the winter; get through winter

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to pass the winter; to get through the winter

Refers to living through or surviving the winter season. Can apply to people, animals, or plants.

Běi北
fāng方
de的
yī一
xiē些
niǎo鸟
lèi类
huì会
qiān迁
xǐ徙
dào到
nán南
fāng方
guò过
dōng冬
 。

Some birds from the north migrate south to pass the winter.

Tā他
men们
chǔ储
cún存
le了
hěn很
duō多
liáng粮
shi食
zhǔn准
bèi备
guò过
dōng冬
 。

They stored a lot of food in preparation for getting through the winter.

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Chuān穿
jiàn件
báo薄
máo毛
yī衣
guò过
dé得
liǎo了
dōng冬
ma吗
 ?

Can you get through the winter wearing just a thin sweater?

Dà大
yàn雁
měi每
nián年
dōu都
lái来
zhè这
er儿
guò过
dōng冬
 。

Wild geese come here every year to winter.