cold and heat; winter and summer
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
cold and heat; temperature
formalRefers to temperature extremes or climatic conditions. Often used in compounds like 寒暑表.
Tā他
bù不
jù惧
hán寒
shǔ暑
，
jiān坚
chí持
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
qǐ起
duàn锻
liàn炼
。
He feared neither cold nor heat and insisted on getting up early to exercise every day.
Hán寒
shǔ暑
biǎo表
xiǎn显
shì示
jīn今
tiān天
qì气
wēn温
hěn很
gāo高
。
The thermometer shows a very high temperature today.
Show 1 more exampleShow fewer examples
Lǎo老
rén人
zuì最
pà怕
jì季
jié节
jiāo交
tì替
shí时
de的
hán寒
shǔ暑
biàn变
huà化
。
The elderly are most afraid of the changes in temperature during seasonal transitions.
noun
winter and summer; a year
literaryUsed as a synecdoche to represent the passing of a full year or a long period of time. Common in literary or formal contexts.
Hán寒
lái来
shǔ暑
wǎng往
，
yòu又
shì是
xīn新
de的
yī一
nián年
。
As winter came and summer went, it was another new year.
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
lì历
jīng经
jǐ几
gè个
hán寒
shǔ暑
cái才
zuì最
zhōng终
xiě写
chéng成
。
This book took several years to finally be written.
Show 1 more exampleShow fewer examples
Hán寒
shǔ暑
yì易
jié节
，
shǐ始
yī一
fǎn反
yān焉
。
The seasons change, and only then does he return home once. (Classical idiom)