夏日

xiàrì
noun #8,665

Meanings

  1. 1 summer day; summertime
  2. 2 summer (literary)

Examples

Xiàrì de yángguāng géwài qiángliè.
The summer sunlight is especially intense.
Zhè shì yī gè měihǎo de xiàrì.
This is a beautiful summer day.
Xiàrì yányán, dàjiā dōu bù xiǎng chūmén.
The summer days are scorching, and no one wants to go out.

Tips

usage
夏日 is more literary and poetic than 夏天 (xiàtiān), which is the standard everyday word for 'summer.' 夏日 is commonly used in titles, poetry, and descriptions evoking a romantic or nostalgic mood.

Stroke Order

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