xiàlìng

夏令

Word · Noun

summer; summer weather

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

summer (season); summertime

Xià夏
lìng令
shí时
jié节
 ,
hǎi海
tān滩
shàng上
jǐ挤
mǎn满
le了
yóu游
kè客
 。

During the summer season, the beach is packed with tourists.

Jīn今
nián年
xià夏
lìng令
bǐ比
wǎng往
nián年
gèng更
rè热
 。

This summer is hotter than previous years.

2.

noun

summer climate; summer weather

Often used in meteorological or traditional Chinese medical contexts to describe climatic patterns characteristic of summer.

Chūn春
xíng行
xià夏
lìng令
 ,
jīn今
nián年
de的
chūn春
tiān天
tè特
bié别
yán炎
rè热
 。

Spring behaving like summer—this year's spring is especially hot.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhí植
wù物
bù不
nài耐
xià夏
lìng令
de的
gāo高
wēn温
 。

This plant cannot tolerate the high temperatures of summer weather.