今天是二十四节气中的第八个节气，也是夏天第二个节气——小满。
这个节气出现在每年的5月18到22中的一天。
小满的意思是夏天成熟的农作物开始变得饱满，但还没有成熟，只是”小满”，还没有”大满”。
这时候，中国大部分地区开始进入夏天，高温天气开始出现，大家要注意天气的变化。
吃苦菜也是这个节气的一种习俗。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 二十四 | èr shí sì | twenty-four; the number 24 |
| 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) |
| 八 | bā | eight |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 夏天 | xià tiān | summer |
| 二 | èr | two / 2 |
| 小满 | Xiǎo mǎn | Xiaoman or Lesser Full Grain, 8th of the 24 solar terms |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 出现 | chū xiàn | to appear / to arise / to emerge / to show up |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 每 | měi | each / every |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 月 | yuè | month / monthly |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 意思 | yì si | idea / opinion / meaning |
| 成熟 | chéng shú | mature; ripe |
| 农作物 | nóng zuò wù | (farm) crops |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin / to start |
| 变得 | biàn de | to become |
| 饱满 | bǎo mǎn | full / plump |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; still |
| 还 | hái | still, still in progress, yet |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | haven't / hasn't |
| 只是 | zhǐ shì | merely; only; just; nothing but / simply |
| 大 | dà | greatly; freely; fully |
| 满 | mǎn | full / filled / packed / satisfied / contented |
| 时候 | shí hou | time / length of time / moment / period |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 大部分 | dà bù fen | the greater part; the majority; most |
| 地区 | dì qū | region; area (informal or geographical term) |
| 进入 | jìn rù | to enter / to join / to go into |
| 高温 | gāo wēn | high temperature |
| 天气 | tiān qì | weather |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 要 | yào | will; shall; about to / need to; should / if |
| 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of; to pay attention to |
| 变化 | biàn huà | change; variation |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume / to eat at |
| 苦菜 | kǔ cài | bitter edible wild greens; bitter herbs |
| 种 | zhǒng | classifier for types, kinds, sorts |
| 习俗 | xí sú | custom / tradition / local tradition / convention |