severe winter; midwinter
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1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
the coldest period of winter; severe winter; midwinter
Often used in formal or literary contexts to describe the depths of winter.
Lóng隆
dōng冬
jì季
jié节
，
běi北
fāng方
cháng常
cháng常
dà大
xuě雪
fēn纷
fēi飞
。
In the severe winter season, the north often sees heavy snowfall.
Shǔ数
jiǔ九
lóng隆
dōng冬
，
hé河
shuǐ水
dōu都
jié结
le了
hòu厚
hòu厚
de的
bīng冰
。
During the coldest days of winter, the river has frozen over with thick ice.
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Jí即
shǐ使
zài在
lóng隆
dōng冬
，
tā他
yě也
jiān坚
chí持
měi每
tiān天
yóu游
yǒng泳
。
Even in the depths of winter, he insists on swimming every day.