夏天

• 拼音: xià tiān
• 汉字拆解: 夏 = originally a pictograph of a large, imposing person (later associated with summer); 天 = 一 (one) + 大 (big), meaning 'sky' or 'day'

含义

Summer. The hottest season of the year.

The most common word for summer in everyday Chinese. Follows the pattern: 春天 (spring), 夏天 (summer), 秋天 (autumn), 冬天 (winter). China's summer typically runs from June to August.

例句

1. 夏天的时候我喜欢吃西瓜。
2. 今年夏天特别热。
3. 夏天白天很长，晚上很短。

用法指南

语境: seasons, weather, daily life

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 夏天到了，去游泳吧。(Summer is here, let's go swimming.)
• 我最喜欢夏天。(I like summer the most.)

错误说法

• 用夏天来指具体的月份 (Don't use 夏天 when you mean a specific month — say 六月, 七月, or 八月 instead)

起源与历史

夏 (xià, summer) + 天 (tiān, day/season). 夏 originally depicted a grand person, later becoming associated with 'great' and 'summer.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal