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Minor Cold Starts

中国Zhōng guó有yǒu24个gè节气jié qì。

每měi年nián1月yuè5日rì-7日rì,是shì第dì23个gè节气jié qì,小寒Xiǎo hán。

今jīn年nián,小寒Xiǎo hán从cóng1月yuè5日rì开始kāi shǐ。

小寒Xiǎo hán开始kāi shǐ,一yī年nián中zhōng最zuì冷lěng的de时候shí hou也yě开始kāi shǐ了le。

小寒Xiǎo hán是shì气温qì wēn最zuì低dī的de节气jié qì。

所以suǒ yǐ,最近zuì jìn很hěn多duō地方dì fang都dōu下xià雪xuě了le,非常fēi cháng冷lěng。

大家dà jiā要yào多duō穿chuān衣服yī fu,喝hē热rè水shuǐ,不bù要yào感冒gǎn mào。

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Vocabulary 42 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
中国 Zhōng guóChina
有 yǒuto have; there is
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
节气 jié qìsolar term
每 měieach / every
年 niányear
月 yuèmonth / monthly
日 rìsun / day / date, day of the month
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
第 dì(prefix indicating ordinal number)
小寒 Xiǎo hánLesser Cold, 23rd of the 24 solar terms
今 jīncurrent / contemporary / this
从 cóngfrom; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
开始 kāi shǐto begin / to start
一 yīentire; whole; all; throughout
中 zhōngwithin; among; in
最 zuì(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
冷 lěngcold
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
时候 shí houtime / length of time / moment / period
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
气温 qì wēnair temperature
低 dīlow
所以 suǒ yǐtherefore / as a result / so
最近 zuì jìnrecently
很 hěnvery; quite
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
地方 dì fangplace; location; area; space; territory / aspect; part
都 dōuall; both; entirely
下 xiàto decline / to go down
雪 xuěsnow
非常 fēi chángvery; really
大家 dà jiāeveryone
要 yàowill; shall; about to / need to; should / if
穿 chuānto wear / to put on / to dress
衣服 yī fuclothes
喝 hēto drink
热 rèhot (of weather)
水 shuǐwater / (after a name) ... River / (bound form) additional cost; extra income
不 bùno; not so
感冒 gǎn màoto catch cold