立冬

Lìdōng
noun

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 2
Lìdōng nàtiān wǒmen jiā dōu yào chī jiǎozi.
On Lidong our family always eats dumplings.
HSK 3
Jīntiān Lìdōng, běifāng kāishǐ xiàxuě le.
Today is Lidong, and it's started to snow in the north.

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

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