solar term; the twenty-four periods of the Chinese lunisolar calendar
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solar term; a day marking a seasonal division based on the sun's position
formalThere are 24节气 in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar, each signifying a particular climatic or agricultural phase.
Qīng清
míng明
jié节
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
chuán传
tǒng统
jié节
qì气
zhī之
yī一
。
Qingming Festival is one of the traditional Chinese solar terms.
Nóng农
mín民
gēn根
jù据
jié节
qì气
lái来
ān安
pái排
nóng农
shì事
。
Farmers arrange their agricultural activities according to the solar terms.
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Měi每
gè个
jié节
qì气
yuē约
xiāng相
gé隔
151
tiān5
天
。
Each solar term is approximately 15 days apart.
Jīn今
tiān天
shì是
Lì立
xià夏
，
xià夏
tiān天
de的
dì第
yī一
gè个
jié节
qì气
。
Today is Lixia, the first solar term of summer.