夏季

xiàjì

noun HSK 4 #8,983

Meanings

1 summer; summer season

Characters

Examples

夏季的天气很热。

Xiàjì de tiānqì hěn rè.

The weather is very hot in summer.

夏季是旅游的高峰期。

Xiàjì shì lǚyóu de gāofēngqī.

Summer is the peak season for tourism.

他喜欢在夏季去海边。

Tā xǐhuan zài xiàjì qù hǎibiān.

He likes to go to the beach in summer.

Tips

usage

夏季 is more formal than 夏天 (xiàtiān). Use 夏季 in writing, news, or formal contexts, and 夏天 in daily conversation.

Stroke Order

夏 xià

季 jì