12月22日是今年的第22个节气—冬至。
这一天，北半球晚上最长，白天最短。
因为这是冬天，所以天气很冷。
冬至的时候，中国人会吃饺子、羊肉、馄饨、豆腐、汤圆。
在中国，这是很重要的一天，有“冬至大似年”的说法。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 月 | yuè | month / monthly |
| 日 | rì | sun / day / date, day of the month |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 今年 | jīn nián | this year |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 第 | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number) |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 节气 | jié qì | solar term |
| 冬至 | Dōng zhì | Winter Solstice, 22nd of the 24 solar terms |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 北 | běi | north |
| 半球 | bàn qiú | hemisphere |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening / night |
| 最 | zuì | (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est |
| 长 | cháng | long |
| 白天 | bái tiān | daytime / day |
| 短 | duǎn | short / brief |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 冬天 | dōng tiān | winter |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore / as a result / so |
| 天气 | tiān qì | weather |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 冷 | lěng | cold |
| 时候 | shí hou | time / length of time / moment / period |
| 中国人 | Zhōng guó rén | Chinese person |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume / to eat at |
| 饺子 | jiǎo zi | dumpling / pot-sticker |
| 羊肉 | yáng ròu | mutton / goat meat |
| 馄饨 | hún tun | wonton; Chinese ravioli (served in soup) |
| 豆腐 | dòu fu | tofu / bean curd |
| 汤圆 | tāng yuán | boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important; significant; major |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 冬至大似年 | dōng zhì dà sì nián | an old saying that the Winter Solstice is as important as the Chinese New Year |
| 说法 | shuō fa | way of speaking / wording / formulation / one's version (of events) / statement / theory / hypothesis / interpretation |