夏至是二十四节气之一，在每年的6月20日，21日或22日。
这一天，地球的北半球白天最长，南半球黑夜最长。
气温继续升高，天气会变得很热，也会下很大的雨。
夏至的时候，很多地方有吃面的习俗。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 夏至 | Xià zhì | Xiazhi or Summer Solstice, 10th of the 24 solar terms |
| 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 |
| 之一 | zhī yī | one of (sth) / one out of a multitude / one (third, quarter, percent etc) |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 每 | měi | each / every |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 月 | yuè | month / monthly |
| 日 | rì | sun / day / date, day of the month |
| 或 | huò | or |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 地球 | dì qiú | the earth |
| 北 | běi | north |
| 半球 | bàn qiú | hemisphere |
| 白天 | bái tiān | daytime / day |
| 最 | zuì | (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est |
| 长 | cháng | long |
| 南 | nán | south |
| 黑夜 | hēi yè | night |
| 气温 | qì wēn | air temperature |
| 继续 | jì xù | to continue; to proceed with; to go on with |
| 升高 | shēng gāo | to raise / to ascend |
| 天气 | tiān qì | weather |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 变得 | biàn de | to become |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 热 | rè | hot (of weather) |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 下 | xià | to decline / to go down |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 雨 | yǔ | rain |
| 时候 | shí hou | time / length of time / moment / period |
| 很多 | hěn duō | many; a lot of |
| 地方 | dì fang | place; location; area; space; territory / aspect; part |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume / to eat at |
| 面 | miàn | flour / noodles |
| 习俗 | xí sú | custom / tradition / local tradition / convention |