孟夏

mèngxià
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 first month of summer
  2. 2 fourth month of the lunar calendar

Examples

HSK 7-9
Mèngxià shíjié, màizi kuàiyào chéngshú le.
In the first month of summer, the wheat is almost ripe.
HSK 7-9
Ànzhào nónglì, mèngxià yìbān zài yánglì de wǔyuè qiánhòu.
On the lunar calendar, the first month of summer usually falls around May.

Tips

usage
孟 'first', 仲 'middle' and 季 'last' split each season into three months: 孟夏 is the 4th lunar month, 仲夏 the 5th and 季夏 the 6th. The other seasons follow the same pattern, as in 孟春. All of these are literary words.

Stroke Order

孟 Mèng
夏 xià