四季 sìjì the four seasons
four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬
How to remember 四季: 四 four + 季 season = the four seasons.
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How it is used
- The four seasons as a set - 一年四季 (yì nián sì jì) all year round; 四季如春 (sì jì rú chūn) spring-like all year.
- A fixed literary compound, not a word for one season; often signals 'year-round, all the time'.
Example sentences
- 一年有四季。 Yīnián yǒu sìjì.There are four seasons in one year.