盛夏 shèngxià midsummer
midsummer; the height of summer
How to remember 盛夏: 盛 abundant + 夏 summer = midsummer.
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How it is used
- The height of summer / midsummer - 盛夏时节 (shèngxià shíjié) the peak of summer.
- Refers to the hottest core of summer, more vivid than plain 夏天; pairs with 酷暑 (kùshǔ, sweltering heat).
- Parallel forms: 盛夏 (peak summer), 严冬 (yándōng, deep winter); literary-descriptive register.