小暑

xiǎoshǔ

noun

Meanings

HSK 4

小暑一般在七月七号前后。

Xiǎoshǔ yìbān zài qīyuè qī hào qiánhòu.

Lesser Heat usually falls around 7 July.

HSK 7-9

小暑一到，池塘里的荷花就开了。

Xiǎoshǔ yí dào, chítáng lǐ de héhuā jiù kāi le.

As soon as Lesser Heat arrives, the lotus flowers in the pond come out.

culture

The saying 小暑大暑，上蒸下煮 "Lesser Heat, Greater Heat: steamed from above, boiled from below" sums up the season. 大暑 follows about two weeks later.

小 xiǎo

暑 shǔ