busy season; peak period
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
busy season (especially farming); peak period
neutralOriginally an agricultural term; now widely used to describe any period of intense activity in business, retail, tourism, etc. The opposite is 淡季 (dànjì).
Yǎn眼
xià下
zhèng正
shì是
xià夏
shōu收
máng忙
jì季
，
nóng农
mín民
men们
cóng从
zǎo早
máng忙
dào到
wǎn晚
。
Right now is the busy season for summer harvest; farmers are busy from morning till night.
Jié节
jià假
rì日
shì是
shāng商
chǎng场
de的
máng忙
jì季
，
kè客
liú流
liàng量
huì会
dà大
fú幅
zēng增
jiā加
。
Holidays are the peak period for shopping malls, with a significant increase in customer traffic.
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Nián年
dǐ底
wǎng往
wǎng往
shì是
kuài会
jì计
shì事
wù务
suǒ所
de的
máng忙
jì季
。
The year-end is usually the busy season for accounting firms.
Lǚ旅
yóu游
máng忙
jì季
shí时
，
jiǔ酒
diàn店
fáng房
jià价
huì会
pǔ普
biàn遍
shàng上
zhǎng涨
。
During the peak tourist season, hotel prices generally rise.
Gōng公
sī司
bǎ把
zhòng重
yào要
de的
xiàng项
mù目
dōu都
ān安
pái排
zài在
yè业
wù务
dàn淡
jì季
，
bì避
kāi开
le了
máng忙
jì季
。
The company scheduled important projects during the off-peak business season, avoiding the busy period.