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The Waking of Insects

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The Waking of Insects

今天jīn tiān是shì二èr十shí四sì节气jié qì中zhōng的de第dì三sān个gè节气jié qì——惊蛰Jīng zhé。

当dāng春天chūn tiān第dì一yī次cì打雷dǎ léi的de时候shí hou,冬眠dōng mián的de动物dòng wù们men被bèi惊醒jīng xǐng,所以suǒ yǐ人们rén men把bǎ这zhè一yī天tiān叫做jiào zuò“惊蛰Jīng zhé”。

一般yī bān是shì每měi年nián的de3月yuè5号hào或者huò zhě3月yuè6号hào。

这个zhè ge节气jié qì标志biāo zhì着zhe天气tiān qì开始kāi shǐ变得biàn de暖和nuǎn huo,慢慢màn màn开始kāi shǐ有yǒu春chūn雷léi,雨水yǔ shuǐ也yě变biàn多duō了le,中国Zhōng guó的de大部分dà bù fen地区dì qū也yě进入jìn rù了le春耕chūn gēng的de季节jì jié。

很多hěn duō地方dì fang的de习俗xí sú是shì吃chī梨子lí zi。

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Vocabulary 62 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
今天 jīn tiāntoday
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
二 èrtwo / 2
十 shíten / 10
四 sìfour / 4
节气 jié qìsolar term
中 zhōngwithin; among; in
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)
三 sānthree / 3
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
惊蛰 Jīng zhéJingzhe or Insects Wake, 3rd of the 24 solar terms
当 dāngwhen / during / ought / should / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / just at
春天 chūn tiānspring (season)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
次 cìclassifier for enumerated events: time
打雷 dǎ léito rumble with thunder
时候 shí houtime / length of time / moment / period
冬眠 dōng miánto hibernate
动物 dòng wùanimal
们 menplural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
被 bèiused to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes
惊醒 jīng xǐngto rouse / to be woken by sth / to wake with a start / to sleep lightly
所以 suǒ yǐtherefore / as a result / so
人们 rén menpeople
把 bǎ(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
这 zhèthis; these
天 tiānday
叫做 jiào zuòto be called; to be known as
一般 yī bāngenerally / in general
每 měieach / every
年 niányear
月 yuèmonth / monthly
号 hào(bound form) bugle; trumpet / (bound form) signal; bugle call / (bound form) mark; sign / (bound form) name; appellation / (after a numeral) number designation / day of the month / (bound form) size; type; category
或者 huò zhěor
这个 zhè ge(pronoun) this / (adjective) this
标志 biāo zhìto symbolize; to indicate; to mark
着 zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
天气 tiān qìweather
开始 kāi shǐto begin / to start
变得 biàn deto become
暖和 nuǎn huowarm / nice and warm
慢慢 màn mànslowly; gradually
有 yǒuto have; there is
春 chūnspring (season) / love / lust / life
雷 léithunder / (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷 land mine / (coll.) spoiler
雨水 yǔ shuǐrainwater; rainfall; rain
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
变 biànto change / to become different / to transform / to vary
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
中国 Zhōng guóChina
大部分 dà bù fenthe greater part; the majority; most
地区 dì qūregion; area (informal or geographical term)
进入 jìn rùto enter / to join / to go into
春耕 chūn gēngto plow a field in the spring
季节 jì jiétime / season / period
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
地方 dì fangplace; location; area; space; territory / aspect; part
习俗 xí súcustom / tradition / local tradition / convention
吃 chīto eat; to consume / to eat at
梨子 lí zipear