spend summer leisurely; summer recreation
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to spend the summer in a leisurely or recreational way; to pass the summer months in pleasant activities
Often implies escaping the summer heat while engaging in pleasant activities. Commonly used in phrases like 消夏晚会 (summer evening party) or 消夏避暑 (summer recreation and heat avoidance).
Tā他
men们
měi每
nián年
xià夏
tiān天
dōu都
qù去
shān山
lǐ里
xiāo消
xià夏
。
They go to the mountains to spend the summer in leisure every year.
Xiāo消
xià夏
wǎn晚
huì会
jiāng将
zài在
jīn今
wǎn晚
jǔ举
xíng行
。
The summer evening party will be held tonight.
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Zhè这
zuò座
yuán园
lín林
shì是
Qián乾
lóng隆
huáng皇
dì帝
dāng当
nián年
xiāo消
xià夏
de的
dì地
fāng方
。
This garden was the place where Emperor Qianlong spent his summers in those days.
Xià夏
tiān天
dào到
le了
，
hěn很
duō多
rén人
dōu都
xuǎn选
zé择
qù去
hǎi海
biān边
xiāo消
xià夏
。
Summer has arrived, and many people choose to spend their leisure time at the seaside.