Beginning of Summer

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立夏Lì xià是shì农历nóng lì二èr十shí四sì节气jié qì中zhōng的de第dì七qī个gè节气jié qì，夏季xià jì的de第dì一yī个gè节气jié qì。

立夏Lì xià表示biǎo shì春天chūn tiān结束jié shù，夏天xià tiān开始kāi shǐ。

立夏Lì xià的de时候shí hou，温度wēn dù明显míng xiǎn升高shēng gāo，雷雨léi yǔ增多zēng duō，农作物nóng zuò wù旺盛wàng shèng生长shēng zhǎng。

立夏Lì xià以后yǐ hòu，大家dà jiā应该yīng gāi多duō吃chī清淡qīng dàn的de菜cài和hé水果shuǐ guǒ，少shǎo吃chī肉ròu。

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Vocabulary 39 words

Chinese	Pinyin	English
立夏	Lì xià	Lixia or Start of Summer, 7th of the 24 solar terms
是	shì	to be (followed by substantives only)
农历	nóng lì	the traditional Chinese calendar / the lunar calendar
二	èr	two / 2
十	shí	ten / 10
四	sì	four / 4
节气	jié qì	solar term
中	zhōng	within; among; in
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)
七	qī	seven / 7
个	gè	classifier for people or objects in general
夏季	xià jì	summer
一	yī	one / single / a (article)
表示	biǎo shì	(of sb) to express; to state; to show / (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show
春天	chūn tiān	spring (season)
结束	jié shù	to finish / to end / to conclude / to close
夏天	xià tiān	summer
开始	kāi shǐ	to begin / to start
时候	shí hou	time / length of time / moment / period
温度	wēn dù	temperature
明显	míng xiǎn	clear / distinct / obvious
升高	shēng gāo	to raise / to ascend
雷雨	léi yǔ	thunderstorm
增多	zēng duō	to increase / to grow in number
农作物	nóng zuò wù	(farm) crops
旺盛	wàng shèng	vigorous / exuberant
生长	shēng zhǎng	to grow / to grow up / to be brought up
以后	yǐ hòu	after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
大家	dà jiā	everyone
应该	yīng gāi	ought to; should; must
多	duō	many; much; more; a lot of
吃	chī	to eat; to consume / to eat at
清淡	qīng dàn	light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored) / insipid / slack (sales)
菜	cài	vegetable; greens
和	hé	and; together with
水果	shuǐ guǒ	fruit
少	shǎo	few / less
肉	ròu	meat / flesh / pulp (of a fruit)