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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Zhōngguóshì一个yí ge很大hěn dàde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 chūxīnde叶子,yèzihuākāi了。le

New leaves grow on the trees, and flowers bloom.

人们rénmen公园gōngyuán散步,sànbùkàn樱花。yīnghuā

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

夏天xiàtiānyòuyòu潮湿。cháoshī

Summer is hot and humid.

很多hěn duōrén海边hǎibiān游泳,yóuyǒng或者huòzhě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běifāngde夏天xiàtiān南方nánfāngduǎn一点。yìdiǎn

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

秋天qiūtiānshìzuì舒服shūfude季节。jìjié

Autumn is the most comfortable season.

天气tiānqìlěng热,天空tiānkōngyòugāoyòu蓝。lán

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

北京Běijīngde香山,Xiāngshān秋天qiūtiānde红叶hóngyè特别tèbié美。měi

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

冬天,dōngtiān北方běifānghuì下雪。xià xuě

In winter, it snows in the north.

孩子们háizimen喜欢xǐhuanduī雪人、xuěrén雪仗。xuězhàng

Children love building snowmen and having snowball fights.

南方nánfāngde冬天dōngtiān很少hěn shǎo下雪,xià xuě但是dànshìhěn冷。lěng

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

每个měi ge季节jìjiédōuyǒu自己zìjǐde美。měi

Every season has its own beauty.

Vocabulary in this story (73 words)

WordPinyinMeaning
中国ZhōngguóChina
shìis
一个yí gea
很大hěn dàvery large
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
xīnnew
叶子yèzileaves
huāflowers
also
kāibloom
le(change)
人们rénmenpeople
go to
公园gōngyuánparks
散步sànbùto walk
kànsee
樱花yīnghuācherry blossoms
夏天xiàtiānsummer
yòuboth
hot
潮湿cháoshīhumid
很多hěn duōmany
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
than
南方nánfāngthe south
duǎnshorter
一点yìdiǎna bit
秋天qiūtiānautumn
zuìmost
舒服shūfucomfortable
季节jìjiéseason
天气tiānqìweather
not
lěngcold
天空tiānkōngsky
gāohigh
lánblue
北京BěijīngBeijing
香山XiāngshānFragrant Hills
红叶hóngyèred leaves
特别tèbiéespecially
měibeautiful
冬天dōngtiānwinter
huìwill
下雪xià xuěsnow
孩子们háizimenchildren
喜欢xǐhuanlove
duībuild
雪人xuěrénsnowmen
have
雪仗xuězhàngsnowball fights
很少hěn shǎorarely
但是dànshìbut
hěnvery
每个měi geevery
dōuall
yǒuhas
its
自己zìjǐown

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