季夏

jìxià
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 last month of summer
  2. 2 sixth month of the lunar calendar

Examples

HSK 4
Jìxià tiānqì zuì rè, rénmen chángcháng dào hébiān chéngliáng.
The last month of summer is the hottest, and people often go down to the river to cool off.
HSK 7-9
Jìxià de hétáng lǐ, héhuā kāi de zhèng shèng.
In the last month of summer, the lotuses in the pond are in full bloom.

Tips

mistakes
季 here means 'last of three', as in 季军 (third place), not 'season'. So 季夏 is the last month of summer, the 6th lunar month, after 孟夏 and 仲夏.

Stroke Order

季 jì
夏 xià