Writing
夏天 (xià tiān) — how to say "summer" in Chinese
夏天
Summer
noun
Character composition
夏
summer
天
day
Radicals / Keys
夊
Go slowly
#35 · suī · 3 strokes
大
Big
#37 · dà · 3 strokes
Collocations
去年夏天
qùnián xiàtiān
last summer
夏天的天气
xiàtiān de tiānqì
summer weather
Examples
我喜欢夏天的阳光。
I like the summer sunshine.
我喜欢在夏天去海边游泳
I like to go swimming at the beach in summer
Mnemonic
[xià tiān-] Xia Tian runs through a meadow with ice cream and chases butterflies. "Summer is my favorite day!" she shouts. ☀️🦋
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Frequently asked questions
Summer in Mandarin Chinese
"summer" in Chinese is 夏天 (xià tiān).
夏天 meaning in English
夏天 (xià tiān) means "Summer".
How to pronounce summer in Chinese?
It is pronounced xià tiān (written as xia tian, xiatian). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How to spell summer in Chinese?
It is written 夏天: 夏 has 10 strokes, 天 has 4 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 夏天?
夏天 is on the HSK 3.0 level 3 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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