中国的四季 · China's Four Seasons
Zhōngguó de sì jì — A descriptive piece on spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
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Every word shows its pinyin above the characters. The English translation follows each line.
中国是一个很大的国家,四季分明。
China is a very large country with four distinct seasons.
春天,万物复苏。
In spring, all things come back to life.
树上长出新的叶子,花也开了。
New leaves grow on the trees, and flowers bloom.
人们去公园散步,看樱花。
People go to parks to walk and see the cherry blossoms.
夏天又热又潮湿。
Summer is hot and humid.
很多人去海边游泳,或者去山里避暑。
Many people go to the beach to swim, or to the mountains to escape the heat.
北方的夏天比南方短一点。
Summer in the north is a bit shorter than in the south.
秋天是最舒服的季节。
Autumn is the most comfortable season.
天气不冷也不热,天空又高又蓝。
The weather is neither cold nor hot; the sky is high and blue.
北京的香山,秋天的红叶特别美。
Beijing's Fragrant Hills — the autumn red leaves are especially beautiful.
冬天,北方会下雪。
In winter, it snows in the north.
孩子们喜欢堆雪人、打雪仗。
Children love building snowmen and having snowball fights.
南方的冬天很少下雪,但是也很冷。
Winter in the south rarely snows, but it's still very cold.
每个季节都有它自己的美。
Every season has its own beauty.
Vocabulary in this story (73 words)
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中国 | Zhōngguó | China |
| 是 | shì | is |
| 一个 | yí ge | a |
| 很大 | hěn dà | very large |
| 的 | de | (of) |
| 国家 | guójiā | country |
| 四季 | sì jì | four seasons |
| 分明 | fēnmíng | are distinct |
| 春天 | chūntiān | spring |
| 万物 | wànwù | all things |
| 复苏 | fùsū | revive |
| 树上 | shù shàng | on the trees |
| 长出 | zhǎng chū | grow out |
| 新 | xīn | new |
| 叶子 | yèzi | leaves |
| 花 | huā | flowers |
| 也 | yě | also |
| 开 | kāi | bloom |
| 了 | le | (change) |
| 人们 | rénmen | people |
| 去 | qù | go to |
| 公园 | gōngyuán | parks |
| 散步 | sànbù | to walk |
| 看 | kàn | see |
| 樱花 | yīnghuā | cherry blossoms |
| 夏天 | xiàtiān | summer |
| 又 | yòu | both |
| 热 | rè | hot |
| 潮湿 | cháoshī | humid |
| 很多 | hěn duō | many |
| 人 | rén | people |
| 海边 | hǎibiān | the beach |
| 游泳 | yóuyǒng | to swim |
| 或者 | huòzhě | or |
| 山里 | shān lǐ | the mountains |
| 避暑 | bìshǔ | escape the heat |
| 北方 | běifāng | the north |
| 比 | bǐ | than |
| 南方 | nánfāng | the south |
| 短 | duǎn | shorter |
| 一点 | yìdiǎn | a bit |
| 秋天 | qiūtiān | autumn |
| 最 | zuì | most |
| 舒服 | shūfu | comfortable |
| 季节 | jìjié | season |
| 天气 | tiānqì | weather |
| 不 | bù | not |
| 冷 | lěng | cold |
| 天空 | tiānkōng | sky |
| 高 | gāo | high |
| 蓝 | lán | blue |
| 北京 | Běijīng | Beijing |
| 香山 | Xiāngshān | Fragrant Hills |
| 红叶 | hóngyè | red leaves |
| 特别 | tèbié | especially |
| 美 | měi | beautiful |
| 冬天 | dōngtiān | winter |
| 会 | huì | will |
| 下雪 | xià xuě | snow |
| 孩子们 | háizimen | children |
| 喜欢 | xǐhuan | love |
| 堆 | duī | build |
| 雪人 | xuěrén | snowmen |
| 打 | dǎ | have |
| 雪仗 | xuězhàng | snowball fights |
| 很少 | hěn shǎo | rarely |
| 但是 | dànshì | but |
| 很 | hěn | very |
| 每个 | měi ge | every |
| 都 | dōu | all |
| 有 | yǒu | has |
| 它 | tā | its |
| 自己 | zìjǐ | own |