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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Zhōngguó是shì一个yí ge很大hěn dà的de国家,guójiā四季sì jì分明。fēnmíng

China is a very large country with four distinct seasons.

春天,chūntiān万物wànwù复苏。fùsū

In spring, all things come back to life.

树上shù shàng长出zhǎng chū新xīn的de叶子,yèzi花huā也yě开kāi了。le

New leaves grow on the trees, and flowers bloom.

人们rénmen去qù公园gōngyuán散步,sànbù看kàn樱花。yīnghuā

People go to parks to walk and see the cherry blossoms.

夏天xiàtiān又yòu热rè又yòu潮湿。cháoshī

Summer is hot and humid.

很多hěn duō人rén去qù海边hǎibiān游泳,yóuyǒng或者huòzhě去qù山里shān lǐ避暑。bìshǔ

Many people go to the beach to swim, or to the mountains to escape the heat.

北方běifāng的de夏天xiàtiān比bǐ南方nánfāng短duǎn一点。yìdiǎn

Summer in the north is a bit shorter than in the south.

秋天qiūtiān是shì最zuì舒服shūfu的de季节。jìjié

Autumn is the most comfortable season.

天气tiānqì不bù冷lěng也yě不bù热,rè天空tiānkōng又yòu高gāo又yòu蓝。lán

The weather is neither cold nor hot; the sky is high and blue.

北京Běijīng的de香山,Xiāngshān秋天qiūtiān的de红叶hóngyè特别tèbié美。měi

Beijing's Fragrant Hills — the autumn red leaves are especially beautiful.

冬天,dōngtiān北方běifāng会huì下雪。xià xuě

In winter, it snows in the north.

孩子们háizimen喜欢xǐhuan堆duī雪人、xuěrén打dǎ雪仗。xuězhàng

Children love building snowmen and having snowball fights.

南方nánfāng的de冬天dōngtiān很少hěn shǎo下雪,xià xuě但是dànshì也yě很hěn冷。lěng

Winter in the south rarely snows, but it's still very cold.

每个měi ge季节jìjié都dōu有yǒu它tā自己zìjǐ的de美。měi

Every season has its own beauty.

Vocabulary in this story (73 words)

WordPinyinMeaning
中国ZhōngguóChina
是shìis
一个yí gea
很大hěn dàvery large
的de(of)
国家guójiācountry
四季sì jìfour seasons
分明fēnmíngare distinct
春天chūntiānspring
万物wànwùall things
复苏fùsūrevive
树上shù shàngon the trees
长出zhǎng chūgrow out
新xīnnew
叶子yèzileaves
花huāflowers
也yěalso
开kāibloom
了le(change)
人们rénmenpeople
去qùgo to
公园gōngyuánparks
散步sànbùto walk
看kànsee
樱花yīnghuācherry blossoms
夏天xiàtiānsummer
又yòuboth
热rèhot
潮湿cháoshīhumid
很多hěn duōmany
人rénpeople
海边hǎibiānthe beach
游泳yóuyǒngto swim
或者huòzhěor
山里shān lǐthe mountains
避暑bìshǔescape the heat
北方běifāngthe north
比bǐthan
南方nánfāngthe south
短duǎnshorter
一点yìdiǎna bit
秋天qiūtiānautumn
最zuìmost
舒服shūfucomfortable
季节jìjiéseason
天气tiānqìweather
不bùnot
冷lěngcold
天空tiānkōngsky
高gāohigh
蓝lánblue
北京BěijīngBeijing
香山XiāngshānFragrant Hills
红叶hóngyèred leaves
特别tèbiéespecially
美měibeautiful
冬天dōngtiānwinter
会huìwill
下雪xià xuěsnow
孩子们háizimenchildren
喜欢xǐhuanlove
堆duībuild
雪人xuěrénsnowmen
打dǎhave
雪仗xuězhàngsnowball fights
很少hěn shǎorarely
但是dànshìbut
很hěnvery
每个měi geevery
都dōuall
有yǒuhas
它tāits
自己zìjǐown

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