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Grain Rain

谷雨Gǔ yǔ是shì二èr十shí四sì节气jié qì的de第dì六liù个gè节气jié qì,也yě是shì春天chūn tiān的de最后zuì hòu一yī个gè节气jié qì。

谷雨Gǔ yǔ节气jié qì的de到来dào lái意味yì wèi着zhe寒潮hán cháo天气tiān qì基本jī běn结束jié shù,气温qì wēn回升huí shēng加快jiā kuài。

天气tiān qì最zuì主要zhǔ yào的de特点tè diǎn是shì多雨duō yǔ,有利于yǒu lì yú谷物gǔ wù的de生长shēng zhǎng。

主要zhǔ yào的de习俗xí sú有yǒu走zǒu谷雨Gǔ yǔ、喝hē谷雨Gǔ yǔ茶chá、赏花shǎng huā、祭海jì hǎi期望qī wàng海神hǎi shén保佑bǎo yòu等děng。

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Vocabulary 42 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
谷雨 Gǔ yǔGuyu or Grain Rain, 6th of the 24 solar terms
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
二 èrtwo / 2
十 shíten / 10
四 sìfour / 4
节气 jié qìsolar term
的 depossessive 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)
六 liùsix / 6
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
春天 chūn tiānspring (season)
最后 zuì hòufinal; last; ultimate
一 yīone / single / a (article)
到来 dào láiarrival; advent
意味 yì wèito mean / to imply / to get a sense of
着 zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
寒潮 hán cháocold wave
天气 tiān qìweather
基本 jī běnbasic / fundamental / main / elementary
结束 jié shùto finish / to end / to conclude / to close
气温 qì wēnair temperature
回升 huí shēngto rise again after a fall / to pick up
加快 jiā kuàito accelerate; to speed up; to hasten
最 zuì(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
主要 zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary
特点 tè diǎncharacteristic (feature) / trait / feature
多雨 duō yǔrainy; with a lot of rain
有利于 yǒu lì yúto be advantageous to; to be beneficial for
谷物 gǔ wùcereal / grain
生长 shēng zhǎngto grow / to grow up / to be brought up
习俗 xí súcustom / tradition / local tradition / convention
有 yǒuto have; there is
走 zǒuto walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / to change (shape, form, meaning)
喝 hēto drink
茶 chátea / tea plant
赏花 shǎng huāto admire flowers; flower appreciation
祭海 jì hǎito offer sacrifices to the sea; a rite praying for the sea god’s protection
期望 qī wàngto have expectations / to earnestly hope
海神 hǎi shénEmperor of the Sea / Neptune
保佑 bǎo yòuto bless and protect
等 děngand so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration)