立冬

Lìdōng

noun

Meanings

1 Lidong, Start of Winter (solar term)
2 19th of the 24 solar terms, Nov 7-8

Characters

to stand; to begin

Examples

今天立冬，北方开始下雪了。

Jīntiān Lìdōng, běifāng kāishǐ xiàxuě le.

Today is Lidong, and it's started to snow in the north.

立冬那天我们家都要吃饺子。

Lìdōng nàtiān wǒmen jiā dōu yào chī jiǎozi.

On Lidong our family always eats dumplings.

Tips

culture

立冬 falls around November 7-8 and marks the traditional start of winter. In northern China it's customary to eat 饺子 (dumplings) that day; the south often eats 进补 (tonic) foods like mutton soup or glutinous rice.

Stroke Order

立 lì

冬 dōng