夏天

xiàtiān

noun HSK 2 #2,297

Meanings

1 summer

Characters

day; sky; heaven

Examples

夏天很热。

Xiàtiān hěn rè.

Summer is very hot.

我喜欢夏天去游泳。

Wǒ xǐhuan xiàtiān qù yóuyǒng.

I like to go swimming in summer.

今年夏天特别热。

Jīnnián xiàtiān tèbié rè.

This summer is especially hot.

Tips

culture

The four seasons follow the pattern: 春天 (spring), 夏天 (summer), 秋天 (autumn), 冬天 (winter) — all ending with 天.

Stroke Order

夏 xià

天 tiān