暮春

mùchūn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 late spring, the third month of the lunar calendar

Examples

HSK 5
Dào le mùchūn, táohuā dōu xiè le.
By late spring, the peach blossoms have all fallen.
HSK 7-9
Tāmen yuēhǎo mùchūn shíjié qù jiāowài tàqīng.
They have arranged to go for an outing in the countryside in late spring.

Tips

history
In the Analects, Confucius asks his students what they wish for, and 曾点 describes a spring outing that begins 暮春者,春服既成 'in late spring, when the spring clothes are ready'. Confucius sides with him.
usage
A poetic name for 季春, the last of the three spring months; 孟春 is the first.

Stroke Order

暮 mù
春 chūn